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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Shelving for the storage of books; bookshelves collectively. uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of bookshelve form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

From book + shelving, or bookshelf + -ing.

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