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bookbindery

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A building where books are assembled and bound.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bindery

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a bookbinder's workshop; a place for binding books

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: workshop, shop

History

Etymology

From book + bindery.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: knihařství — building where books are assembled and bound
  • Czech: knihárna — building where books are assembled and bound
  • Finnish: kirjansitomo — building where books are assembled and bound
  • French: atelier de reliure — building where books are assembled and bound
  • German: Buchbinderei — building where books are assembled and bound
  • German: Buchbindewerkstatt — building where books are assembled and bound
  • Greek: βιβλιοδετείο (vivliodeteío) — building where books are assembled and bound
  • Indonesian: bengkel jilid — building where books are assembled and bound
  • Lithuanian: knygrišyklà — building where books are assembled and bound
  • Macedonian: книговезница (knigoveznica) — building where books are assembled and bound
  • Pannonian Rusyn: кнїжковязальня (knjižkovjazalʹnja) — building where books are assembled and bound
  • Polish: introligatornia — building where books are assembled and bound
  • Romanian: legătorie de cărți — building where books are assembled and bound
  • Swedish: bokbindarverkstad — building where books are assembled and bound
  • Swedish: bokbinderi — building where books are assembled and bound
  • Ukrainian: паліту́рня (palitúrnja) — building where books are assembled and bound