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bookhouse.

A repository for books; a library; a store of books.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbʊkˌhaʊs/
  1. A repository for books; a library; a store of books.

Where this word comes from

From book + house, probably as a calque of Old English bōchūs (“library, bookhouse”), whence Middle English bochous (“library”), which had eventually fallen into disuse.

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