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- [pey-per-bak]
- /ˈpeɪ pərˌbæk/
- /ˈpeɪ.pə.bæk/
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- [pey-per-bak]
- /ˈpeɪ pərˌbæk/
Definitions of paperback word
- noun paperback a book bound in a flexible paper cover, often a lower-priced edition of a hardcover book. 1
- adjective paperback (of a book) bound in a flexible paper cover: a paperback edition of Orwell's novel. 1
- adjective paperback of, for, or pertaining to paperbacks: a paperback bookstore. 1
- noun paperback book: paper cover 1
- noun paperback book, edition: paper cover 1
- countable noun paperback A paperback is a book with a thin cardboard or paper cover. Compare hardback. 0
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Origin of paperback
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; paper + back1
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Parts of speech for Paperback
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paperback popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
paperback usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for paperback
noun paperback
- atlantes — supporting columns for an entablature, carved in the form of standing or kneeling figures of men
- atlas — An atlas is a book of maps.
- bestseller — A bestseller is a book of which a great number of copies has been sold.
- book — A book is a number of pieces of paper, usually with words printed on them, which are fastened together and fixed inside a cover of stronger paper or cardboard. Books contain information, stories, or poetry, for example.
- cliff-hanger — a melodramatic or adventure serial in which each installment ends in suspense in order to interest the reader or viewer in the next installment.
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