noun
Meaning 1
A small stall where books are sold.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bookstand
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/ˈbʊkˌstænd/
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CMU ARPABET: B UH1 K S T AE0 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A rack for holding books; a bookrack.
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noun
Meaning 3
A stand, made for holding books open.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
From book + stand.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 書攤 /书摊 (shūtān) — stall where books are sold
- Chinese Mandarin: 書報亭 /书报亭 (shūbàotíng) — stall where books are sold
- Dutch: boekenkraam — stall where books are sold
- Finnish: kirjanmyyntikoju — stall where books are sold
- German: Bücherstand — stall where books are sold
- Marathi: पुस्तकांचा स्टॉल (pustakāñcā sṭŏl) — stall where books are sold
- Portuguese: banca (de livros) — stall where books are sold
- Chinese Mandarin: 書架 /书架 (shūjià) — stand made for holding books open
- Chinese Mandarin: 閱覽架 /阅览架 (yuèlǎnjià) — stand made for holding books open
- Dutch: boekenstandaard — stand made for holding books open
- Finnish: kirjateline — stand made for holding books open
- French: lutrin — stand made for holding books open
- French: support de lecture — stand made for holding books open
- German: Buchstütze — stand made for holding books open
- Marathi: बुकस्टँड (bukasṭĕṇḍa) — stand made for holding books open
- Portuguese: atril — stand made for holding books open