paperback
A book with flexible bindingA book with flexible binding.
Meaning
1 sensesA book with flexible binding.
Broschur
кни́га в мя́гкой обло́жкеkníga v mjáxkoj oblóžke
a book with paper covers
Examples
12 sentencesIs there a paperback edition of this book?
ruЕсть ли издание этой книги в мягкой обложке? — zwhzwh
deGibt es eine Paperbackausgabe von diesem Buch? — Tamy
Tom only reads paperback novels.
The paperback version is cheaper.
deDie Taschenbuchausgabe ist günstiger. — MisterTrouser
The novel was published in paperback.
deDer Roman erschien als Taschenbuch. — al_ex_an_der
It's best to put covers on paperbacks.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
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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Forms
plural: paperbacks| Singular | paperback |
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regular
Synonyms
8 synonyms- a book with paper covers:paperback bookpaper-back booksoftback booksoftbacksoft-cover booksoft-cover
Word family
2 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.