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- Dictionarypaperback/ˈpeɪpəbak/
noun
- 1. a book bound in stiff paper or flexible card: "the shelves were stacked with well-thumbed paperbacks"
adjective
- 1. (of a book) bound in stiff paper or flexible card: "the paperback edition of her biography"
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A paperback (softcover, softback) book is one with a thick paper or paperboard cover, and often held together with glue rather than stitches or staples. In contrast, hardback (hardcover) books are bound with cardboard covered with cloth, leather, paper, or plastic.
The meaning of PAPERBACK is a book with a flexible paper binding. How to use paperback in a sentence.
PAPERBACK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of paperback in English. paperback. noun [ C ] uk / ˈpeɪ.pə.bæk / us / ˈpeɪ.pɚ.bæk / Add to word list. a book with a cover made of thick paper: a best-selling paperback. I'll buy some paperbacks at the airport. It will be published in paperback (= as a paperback) in March. Compare.
Paperback definition: a book bound in a flexible paper cover, often a lower-priced edition of a hardcover book.. See examples of PAPERBACK used in a sentence.
PAPERBACK | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of paperback in English. paperback. noun [ C ] us / ˈpeɪ.pɚ.bæk / uk / ˈpeɪ.pə.bæk / Add to word list. a book with a cover made of thick paper: a best-selling paperback. I'll buy some paperbacks at the airport. It will be published in paperback (= as a paperback) in March. Compare.
3 meanings: 1. a book or edition with covers made of flexible card, sold relatively cheaply → Compare hardback also: paperbound.... Click for more definitions.
PAPERBACK definition: a book that has a soft paper cover. Learn more.
Unlike hardcover books, which are larger, more expensive, and bound by stitches or staples with a cloth or leather cover, paperback books are characterized by generally lesser quality paper, glue binding, and a flexible cover made from thick paper or paperboard.
Definition of paperback noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A paperback is a book with a paper cover, instead of a soft cover. If you wait to buy a book until it comes out as a paperback, you'll save money. In the 1830s and 40s, publishers began offering inexpensive versions of already-published books with paper covers, and the word paperback followed in 1888.
