Dictionary

paperback en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈpeɪ.pə.bæk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ˈpeɪ.pɚˌbæk/ (General-American)

Etymology

From paper + back, a shortening of the older term paper-backed book.

Meanings

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

Synonyms

softcovered · paperbacked · paperbound

Translations (14)

de broschiert (having flexible binding) · fi nidottu (having flexible binding) · bg с тънки корици (having flexible binding) · nl paperback (having flexible binding) · hi पत्रावरणबद्ध (having flexible binding) · el χαρτόδετος (having flexible binding) · ca en rústica (having flexible binding) · hu fűzött (having flexible binding) · hu kartonált (having flexible binding) · fr broché (having flexible binding) · tl rustika (having flexible binding) · fi pehmeäkantinen (having flexible binding) · bg с меки корици (having flexible binding) · hu puha fedelű/fedeles/kötésű/táblás (having flexible binding)

paperback en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpeɪ.pə.bæk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ˈpeɪ.pɚˌbæk/ (General-American)

Etymology

From paper + back, a shortening of the older term paper-backed book.

Meanings

1. A book with flexible binding.

Forms

Deriveds

trade paperback · paperbacker

Descendants

paperback · paperback

Synonyms

livre de poche · pocketbook

Translations (27)

hi पेपरबैक (book) · nl paperback (book) · es libro de bolsillo (book) · fi taskukirja (book) · sk paperback (book) · nb pocketbok (book) · hi पत्रावरणबद्ध पुस्तक (book) · sv pocketbok (book) · el χαρτόδετο βιβλίο (book) · nb pocket (book) · es libro de tapa blanda (book) · sv häftad (book) · pl miękka okładka (book) · da pocketbog (book) · is pappírskilja (book) · de Broschur (book) · gd còmhdach bog (book) · bg кни́га с ме́ки кори́ци (book) · fi pokkari (book) · bg книга с тънки корици (book) · pt brochura (book) · ru кни́га в мя́гкой обло́жке (book) · nn pocketbok (book) · sv pocket (book) · eo broŝuro (book) · af sagteband (book) · fr livre broché (book)

paperback en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈpeɪ.pə.bæk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ˈpeɪ.pɚˌbæk/ (General-American)

Etymology

From paper + back, a shortening of the older term paper-backed book.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To issue or publish (a book) in a paperback edition.
   • Max was anticipating paperbacking The Bodley Head's books in house rather than licensing the paperback rights to a third party, like Penguin, which reduced his royalties and might eventually lose him authors to vertical publishers. 2009, J. Adamson, Max Reinhardt: A Life in Publishing, page 71:

Forms

Relateds

hardback · pocketbook · softcover