Meaning

1 senses
  1. (not comparable)Having flexible binding.

    broschiert

    (of books) having a flexible binding

Examples

12 sentences
  1. Is there a paperback edition of this book?

    ruЕсть ли издание этой книги в мягкой обложке? — zwhzwh

    deGibt es eine Paperbackausgabe von diesem Buch? — Tamy

  2. Tom only reads paperback novels.

  3. The paperback version is cheaper.

    deDie Taschenbuchausgabe ist günstiger. — MisterTrouser

    CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · honestlang · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  4. The novel was published in paperback.

    deDer Roman erschien als Taschenbuch. — al_ex_an_der

  5. It's best to put covers on paperbacks.

    CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · blay_paul · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

2 languages
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By meaning 1
having flexible binding:

Origin

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

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

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Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
paperback — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto