"book number" meaning in English

See book number in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: book numbers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} book number (plural book numbers)
  1. A unique number which identifies a published book, for example, an ISBN. Categories (topical): Publishing Translations (unique number): 書號 (Chinese Mandarin), 书号 (shūhào) (Chinese Mandarin), kirjanumero (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-book_number-en-noun-ksCQzpSN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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