"used-bookstore" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: used-bookstores [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} used-bookstore (plural used-bookstores)
  1. Alternative form of used bookstore. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: used bookstore
    Sense id: en-used-bookstore-en-noun-IGta5mna Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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