What does bookery mean?
Bookery means (countable) a collection of books.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(countable) a collection of books.
The young lady of the period, whose average reading was one new novel per diem, had long before sought pastures new at Cobb's, or other bookeries.
Hood returned to London looking and feeling well and ready to take up his "bookery" again with renewed zest.
Use bookery when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Bookery means (countable) a collection of books.
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The young lady of the period, whose average reading was one new novel per diem, had long before sought pastures new at Cobb's, or other bookeries.
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