book club

noun

a company or other organization that sells books to its subscribers, often at a discount and usually through the mail.

a club organized for the discussion and reviewing of books.

Also called, especially British, book society.

Origin of book club

First recorded in 1785–95

Words nearby book club

bookbinder, bookbindery, bookbinding, book burning, bookcase, book club, bookcraft, bookcrossing, booked up, bookend, Booker Prize

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Example sentences from the Web for book club

She came to the last person she had met—the old lady who had come to the book-club meeting with a cane—Mrs. Moyer.
The Mystery of the Secret Band|Edith Lavell
Not she; she is too much engaged with her book-club, and her soires, and her societies of every sort and kind.'
The Heir of Redclyffe|Charlotte M. Yonge
Such a book-club, as the “Grolier,” of New York, is a fortunate avenue of escape from these evils.
In the Track of the Bookworm|Irving Browne
She turned at the door to bid Barbara say, if any one called, that she was at the book-club meeting.
A Pair of Patient Lovers|William Dean Howells

A book which should be in every lending library and book-club.
Narrative of an Expedition to the Shores of the Arctic Sea in 1846 and 1847|John Rae

British Dictionary definitions for book club

book club

noun

a club that sells books at low prices to members, usually by mail order, esp on condition that they buy a minimum number

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单词	book club
释义	book club noun a company or other organization that sells books to its subscribers, often at a discount and usually through the mail. a club organized for the discussion and reviewing of books. Also called, especially British, book society. Origin of book club First recorded in 1785–95 Words nearby book club bookbinder, bookbindery, bookbinding, book burning, bookcase, book club, bookcraft, bookcrossing, booked up, bookend, Booker Prize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for book club She came to the last person she had met—the old lady who had come to the book-club meeting with a cane—Mrs. Moyer. The Mystery of the Secret Band\|Edith Lavell Not she; she is too much engaged with her book-club, and her soires, and her societies of every sort and kind.' The Heir of Redclyffe\|Charlotte M. Yonge Such a book-club, as the “Grolier,” of New York, is a fortunate avenue of escape from these evils. In the Track of the Bookworm\|Irving Browne She turned at the door to bid Barbara say, if any one called, that she was at the book-club meeting. A Pair of Patient Lovers\|William Dean Howells A book which should be in every lending library and book-club. Narrative of an Expedition to the Shores of the Arctic Sea in 1846 and 1847\|John Rae British Dictionary definitions for book club book club noun a club that sells books at low prices to members, usually by mail order, esp on condition that they buy a minimum number Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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