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book⋅store

[book-stawr, -stohr]
–noun
a store where books are sold.
Also called book⋅shop [book-shop] .


Origin:
1755–65, Americanism; book + store
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book·store   (bŏŏk'stôr', -stōr')   
n.  A store where books are sold.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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