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shelv·ing

 (shĕl′vĭng)
n.
1. Shelves considered as a group.
2. Material for shelves.
3. An incline; a slope.
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shelving

(ˈʃɛlvɪŋ)
n
1. material for making shelves
2. a set of shelves; shelves collectively
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shelv•ing

(ˈʃɛl vɪŋ)

n.
1. material for shelves.
2. shelves collectively.
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Shelving

 shelves collectively, 1844.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
Translations

shelving

[ˈʃelvɪŋ] N → estantería f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

shelving

[ˈʃɛlvɪŋ] n (= shelves) → rayonnages mpl, rayonnage m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

shelving

n → Regale pl; (= material also) → Bretter pl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

shelving

[ˈʃɛlvɪŋ] n → scaffalature fpl
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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