bookends

noun

Meaning

A heavy object or moveable support placed at one or both ends of a row of books for the purpose of keeping them upright.
Something that comes before, after, or at both sides of something else.
To come before and after, or at both sides of.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

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Sources

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