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paperback

English

Etymology

paper +? back, a shortening of the older term paper-backed book.

Pronunciation

Noun

paperback (plural paperbacks)

  1. A book with flexible binding.

Synonyms

  • pocketbook (US), livre de poche (French contexts)

Translations

Adjective

paperback (not comparable)

  1. (of a book) Having flexible binding.

Synonyms

  • paperbacked, paperbound, softcovered

Translations

Verb

paperback (third-person singular simple present paperbacks, present participle paperbacking, simple past and past participle paperbacked)

  1. To issue or publish a book in paperback

See also

  • hardback
  • pocketbook
  • softcover

References

  • “paperback”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English paperback.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?pe?.p?r?b?k/, [?pe?.p???b?k], [?pe?.p??b?k]
  • Hyphenation: pa?per?back

Noun

paperback m (plural paperbacks, diminutive paperbackje n)

  1. A paperback.

Adjective

paperback (not comparable)

  1. paperback

Inflection

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softback

English

Etymology

soft +? back

Noun

softback (plural softbacks)

  1. A softcover or paperback book.

See also

  • hardback

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