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hardcover en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈhɑːdˌkʌvə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈhɐːdˌkɐvə/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • (Texas) audio
  • /ˈhɑɹdˌkʌvɚ/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

From hard + cover.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, of a book) Having a rigid binding.

Relateds

paperback

Synonyms

hardback · casebound

Translations (12)

cmn 硬皮 (of a book: having a rigid binding) · cmn 精裝 /精装 (of a book: having a rigid binding) · ro cartonat (of a book: having a rigid binding) · bg с дебели корици (of a book: having a rigid binding) · bg с твърди корици (of a book: having a rigid binding) · hu kemény kötésű/fedelű/táblás (of a book: having a rigid binding) · eo rigidkovrila (of a book: having a rigid binding) · de gebunden (of a book: having a rigid binding) · gl de pasta dura (of a book: having a rigid binding) · el σκληρόδετος (of a book: having a rigid binding) · fr relié (of a book: having a rigid binding) · fi kovakantinen (of a book: having a rigid binding)

hardcover en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈhɑːdˌkʌvə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈhɐːdˌkɐvə/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • (Texas) audio
  • /ˈhɑɹdˌkʌvɚ/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

From hard + cover.

Meanings

  1. A book with a rigid binding, often of cardboard or leather.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
hardcovers Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (15)

af hardeband (a book with a rigid binding) · hu kemény kötésű/fedelű/táblás könyv (a book with a rigid binding) · gl pasta dura (a book with a rigid binding) · el σκληρόδετο βιβλίο (a book with a rigid binding) · bg книга с твърди корици (a book with a rigid binding) · fr livre relié (a book with a rigid binding) · pt capa dura (a book with a rigid binding) · it copertina rigida (a book with a rigid binding) · es tapa dura (a book with a rigid binding) · de gebundene Ausgabe (a book with a rigid binding) · gd còmhdach cruaidh (a book with a rigid binding) · it libro con copertina rigida (a book with a rigid binding) · bg книга с дебели корици (a book with a rigid binding) · de gebundenes Buch (a book with a rigid binding) · es cartoné (a book with a rigid binding)