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paperback

[ pey-per-bak ]

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noun

a book bound in a flexible paper cover, often a lower-priced edition of a hardcover book.

adjective

(of a book) bound in a flexible paper cover:
a paperback edition of Orwell's novel.
of, for, or pertaining to paperbacks:
a paperback bookstore.

paperback

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noun

a book or edition with covers made of flexible card, sold relatively cheaply Compare hardback

adjective

of or denoting a paperback or publication of paperbacks

verb

to publish in paperback

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Derived Forms

ˈ�貹��ˌ��, noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of paperback¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; paper + back ¹

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It is sea spray softened paperback and laughter filled reunions.

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Toni Morrison’s “Song of Solomon,” published 19 years earlier, got a new paperback release that was an overnight bestseller.

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Publisher Puffin and Sheen will give £1 from the sale of each hardback copy and 50p from the sale of each paperback copy of the book in the UK and Ireland to Shelter.

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He gently pried loose a tile the size of a paperback book and wiped his hand across the dusty surface.

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The Illustrated Mum is Wilson's second-highest-selling children's novel in paperback in the UK, according to publisher Penguin Random House, topped only by her children's classic Tracy Beaker.

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