Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A book having a flexible paper binding.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A book with paper covers; -- contrasted with
hardback orhardcover . - adj. having a flexible binding; -- of books. Contrasted to
hardcover orhardbacked orhardbound .
WordNet 3.0
- n. a book with paper covers
- adj. (of books) having a flexible binding
Examples
“We get hundreds of books sent to us (upon request or not), and a thin paperback is usually something we ignore.”
“For many people, a paperback is an inexpensive investment in an unknown quantity.”
“As many of you know, I offer on my website signed hardcovers of books that have been out for a year or so, since by that time the paperback is available and the hardcover is more difficult to find in stores.”
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“This paperback is my latest lead exhibit in the argument for collections being better reading experiences than miniseries.”
“Are you sure it doesn't refer to the fact that it's a pocket book, or what we call a paperback?”
“I'm linking to the hardback version because I understand that buying the paperback is a false economy.”
“The Philip K. Dick Award is presented annually with the support of the Philip K. Dick Trust for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original form in the United States.”
“The first Flash Chronicles paperback is solicited here, and while I'm glad to see it, I have to wonder why there's no Wonder Woman Chronicles as yet.”
“On its publication in paperback in the United States in 1965, it attained cult status on college campuses.”
“The WARBREAKER paperback is officially out today, though some readers picked it up in places like Walmart starting last week.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘paperback’.
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FUN - Beatles song titles
Typical words from Beatles song titles. Can you recreate the titles?
(Grammatical words have been omitted)another, three, place, work, eyes, new, said, give, face, day, going, like and 388 more...
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bookwords
Words that apply to the description and condition of books
foxing, cocked, endpaper, scuffing, spine, impression, marginal, covers, browning, edition, printing, dust jacket and 44 more...
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Library Reference Desk Words
computer, reference, desk, phone, im, chat, e-mail, catalog, citation, style, transfer, number and 133 more...
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The Sog Collection
My big word list.
chaos, flaccid, empirical, flotsam, cacophony, grumble, assuage, awe, romance, mortality, coalesce, fortuitous and 3282 more...
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P is for Porch Dog
My P Words
paddington, paddy wagon, paddy whack, paddywhack, paisano, pandemonium, pantaloon, pantaloons, paper tiger, papoose, parachute pants, parcel and 109 more...
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Faintheart's Words
onomatopoeia, no, terrafactive, word, faint, heart, joy, quixotic, karla, half, amp, tardis and 181 more...
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Samme's Words
soliloquy, meander, creativity, magic, discovery, happiness, empowerment, abundance, [magnificent], iridescent, artistic, magical and 694 more...
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mandarine's Words
antepenultimate, metonymy, synecdoche, pop, kern, inherit, clique, scrumptious, macerate, murmur, kerning, veranda and 1068 more...
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Front and Back
backchat, backbone, backpack, backhoe, backfire, backhanded, breakfront, beachfront, drawback, effrontery, frontier, switchback and 196 more...
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literary pursuits
flyleaf, dogeared, marginalia, chapter, paperback, edition, typeface, blurb, dust jacket, bibliophile, footnote, appendices and 75 more...
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the library
vellum, watermark, dustjacket, chapbook, bookplate, edition, inscribed, signed, haiku, ode, limerick, sonnet and 70 more...
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bookish
grimoire, bildungsroman, roman a clef, chapbook, picaresque, codicology, epistolary, colophon, manuscript, memoir, incunabulum, bibliomaniac and 47 more...
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