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used bookstore

used bookstore noun: a bookstore that principally sells secondhand or used books.

Noun

used bookstore (plural used bookstores)

  1. A bookstore that principally sells secondhand or used books.
    • Used bookstores have been disappearing for decades: The Booksellers tells us that 1950s New York had 368 bookstores, and today it has about 79.2023 May 13, Lilah Raptopoulos, “The charms of New York’s Antiquarian book fair”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 21

Synonyms of used bookstore

Forms of used bookstore

pluralused bookstores
alternative formused-book store
alternative formused book store
alternative formused-bookstore

Origin of used bookstore

From used book + store.

Questions about used bookstore

What does used bookstore mean?
Used bookstore means a bookstore that principally sells secondhand or used books.
What part of speech is used bookstore?
Used bookstore is a noun.
What is the plural of used bookstore?
The plural of used bookstore is used bookstores.

Words near used bookstore in the dictionary

  1. Usec
  2. used
  3. used a sledgehammer to crack a nut
  4. used book store
  5. used book stores
  6. used bookstore
  7. used bookstores
  8. used in anger
  9. used it
  10. used one's head
  11. used one's noggin

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