"reading copy" meaning in All languages combined

See reading copy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: reading copies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} reading copy (plural reading copies)
  1. A used book, one which may include physical wear, highlighting or marginalia and hence lacks value as a collectible, but which remains in sufficiently good condition to be suitable for someone whose primary interest is in reading the book.
    Sense id: en-reading_copy-en-noun-AYWf2DQ8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "reading copy (plural reading copies)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A used book, one which may include physical wear, highlighting or marginalia and hence lacks value as a collectible, but which remains in sufficiently good condition to be suitable for someone whose primary interest is in reading the book."
      ],
      "id": "en-reading_copy-en-noun-AYWf2DQ8",
      "links": [
        [
          "used",
          "used"
        ],
        [
          "book",
          "book"
        ],
        [
          "highlighting",
          "highlighting"
        ],
        [
          "marginalia",
          "marginalia"
        ],
        [
          "collectible",
          "collectible"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "reading copy"
}

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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A used book, one which may include physical wear, highlighting or marginalia and hence lacks value as a collectible, but which remains in sufficiently good condition to be suitable for someone whose primary interest is in reading the book."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "used",
          "used"
        ],
        [
          "book",
          "book"
        ],
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          "highlighting",
          "highlighting"
        ],
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          "marginalia"
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        ]
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  ],
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}

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