paperback

paperback
noun Date: 1899 a book with a flexible paper binding • paperback also paperbacked adjective

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  • Paperback — book with a green cover Paperback, softback or softcover describe and refer to a book by the nature of its binding. The covers of such books are usually made of paper or paperboard, and are usually held together with glue rather than stitches or… …   Wikipedia

  • Paperback — рекламная бумажная обложка. См. также: Рекламные материалы Финансовый словарь Финам …   Финансовый словарь

  • paperback — PÉIPĂRBEC/ s. n. ediţie de masă. (< engl. paperback) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

  • paperback — pa per*back (p[=a] p[ e]r*b[a^]k ), n. A book with paper covers; contrasted with {hardback} or {hardcover}. Syn: softback, soft cover. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • paperback — pa per*back adj. having a flexible binding; of books. Contrasted to {hardcover} or {hardbacked} or {hardbound}. Syn: paperbacked, soft bound, softcover, softback. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • paperback — 1899, from PAPER (Cf. paper) (n.) + BACK (Cf. back) (n.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • paperback — /ˈpeperbek, ingl. ˈpeɪpəˌbæk/ [vc. ingl., propr. «dorso (back) di carta (paper)»] s. m. inv. (di libro) brossura □ (est.) edizione economica …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • paperback — (izg. péjperbek) m DEFINICIJA meko broširano izdanje knjiga ETIMOLOGIJA engl …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • paperback — ► NOUN ▪ a book bound in stiff paper or flexible card …   English terms dictionary

  • paperback — [pā′pər bak΄] n. a book bound in paper instead of cloth, leather, etc. paperbacked adj …   English World dictionary

  • paperback — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ mass market (esp. BrE) ▪ the demand for mass market paperbacks ▪ trade VERB + PAPERBACK ▪ read ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

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