"fairybook" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fairybooks [plural]
Etymology: From fairy + book, perhaps a confusion of fairytale and storybook. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fairy|book}} fairy + book Head templates: {{en-noun}} fairybook (plural fairybooks)
  1. (rare) A book of fairytales. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-fairybook-en-noun-IQY15hR7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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