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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBookstore
/ˈbʊk.stɔːr/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A retail establishment that sells books.
"I love spending my weekends browsing in the local bookstore." - 2
A place where books are available for purchase or reading.
"The new bookstore in town has a cozy reading area."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'bōc' (book) combined with 'stōr' or the later development of 'store' from Old French 'estore' and Latin 'instaurare'. Historically evolved from modest shops selling printed volumes to vast modern cultural and literary hubs.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bookstore" is said worldwide
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librairie
Transliteration: lee-brair-ee
"J'aime visiter la librairie du coin."
Buchhandlung
Transliteration: booḱ-han-dlung
"Die neue Buchhandlung in der Stadt ist sehr schön."
libreria
Transliteration: lee-bre-ree-ah
"La libreria vicino a casa ha una vasta selezione di libri."
librería
Transliteration: lee-bre-ree-ah
"Me encanta pasar tiempo en la librería del barrio."
livraria
Transliteration: lee-vra-ree-ah
"A livraria local tem uma ótima seleção de livros."
पुस्तकालय
Transliteration: pustakalay
"मेरे शहर में एक नया पुस्तकालय खोला गया है।"
书店
Transliteration: shū diàn
"我喜欢在附近的书店里逛。"
서점
Transliteration: seojeom
"나는 동네 서점에서 시간을 보내는 것을 좋아한다."
書店
Transliteration: shoten
"近くの書店で本を探すのが好きです。"
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