"paperback" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈpeɪ.pɚ.bæk/ Audio: En-us-paperback.ogg
Etymology: From paper + back, a shortening of the older term paper-backed book. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|paper|back}} paper + back Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} paperback (not comparable)
  1. (of a book) Having flexible binding. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: paperbacked, paperbound, softcovered Translations (having flexible binding): с меки корици (s meki korici) (Bulgarian), en rústica (Catalan), paperback (Dutch), pehmeäkantinen (Finnish), nidottu (Finnish), broché (French), broschiert (German), χαρτόδετος (chartódetos) [masculine] (Greek), पत्रावरणबद्ध (patrāvraṇbaddh) (Hindi), puha fedelű/fedeles/kötésű/táblás (Hungarian), fűzött (Hungarian), kartonált (Hungarian), rustika (Tagalog)
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Noun

IPA: /ˈpeɪ.pɚ.bæk/ Audio: En-us-paperback.ogg Forms: paperbacks [plural]
Etymology: From paper + back, a shortening of the older term paper-backed book. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|paper|back}} paper + back Head templates: {{en-noun}} paperback (plural paperbacks)
  1. A book with flexible binding. Categories (topical): Books Synonyms: pocketbook [US], livre de poche (english: French contexts) Derived forms: trade paperback Translations: sagteband (Afrikaans), кни́га с ме́ки кори́ци (kníga s méki koríci) (Bulgarian), paperback [masculine] (Dutch), broŝuro (Esperanto), taskukirja (Finnish), pokkari (Finnish), livre broché [masculine] (French), Broschur [feminine] (German), χαρτόδετο βιβλίο (chartódeto vivlío) [neuter] (Greek), पत्रावरणबद्ध पुस्तक (patrāvraṇbaddh pustak) [feminine] (Hindi), पेपरबैक (peparbaik) [feminine] (Hindi), pappírskilja [feminine] (Icelandic), miękka okładka [feminine] (Polish), brochura [feminine] (Portuguese), кни́га в мя́гкой обло́жке (kníga v mjáxkoj oblóžke) [feminine] (Russian), còmhdach bog [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), libro de bolsillo [masculine] (Spanish), libro de tapa blanda [masculine] (Spanish), pocket [common-gender] (Swedish), pocketbok [common-gender] (Swedish), häftad (Swedish)

Verb

IPA: /ˈpeɪ.pɚ.bæk/ Audio: En-us-paperback.ogg Forms: paperbacks [present, singular, third-person], paperbacking [participle, present], paperbacked [participle, past], paperbacked [past]
Etymology: From paper + back, a shortening of the older term paper-backed book. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|paper|back}} paper + back Head templates: {{en-verb}} paperback (third-person singular simple present paperbacks, present participle paperbacking, simple past and past participle paperbacked)
  1. (transitive, publishing) To issue or publish (a book) in a paperback edition. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Publishing Related terms: hardback, pocketbook, softcover
    Sense id: en-paperback-en-verb-Jz0TGFQn Topics: media, publishing

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  ],
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    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "word": "sagteband"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kníga s méki koríci",
      "word": "кни́га с ме́ки кори́ци"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paperback"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "word": "broŝuro"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "word": "taskukirja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "word": "pokkari"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "livre broché"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Broschur"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "chartódeto vivlío",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "χαρτόδετο βιβλίο"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "patrāvraṇbaddh pustak",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "पत्रावरणबद्ध पुस्तक"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "peparbaik",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "पेपरबैक"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pappírskilja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "miękka okładka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "brochura"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kníga v mjáxkoj oblóžke",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "кни́га в мя́гкой обло́жке"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "còmhdach bog"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "libro de bolsillo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "libro de tapa blanda"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "pocket"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "pocketbok"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "word": "häftad"
    }
  ],
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    "paperback"
  ],
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}

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      "code": "bg",
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      "code": "nl",
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      "word": "paperback"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "having flexible binding",
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    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having flexible binding",
      "word": "nidottu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "having flexible binding",
      "word": "broché"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having flexible binding",
      "word": "broschiert"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "chartódetos",
      "sense": "having flexible binding",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "χαρτόδετος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "patrāvraṇbaddh",
      "sense": "having flexible binding",
      "word": "पत्रावरणबद्ध"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "having flexible binding",
      "word": "puha fedelű/fedeles/kötésű/táblás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "having flexible binding",
      "word": "fűzött"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "having flexible binding",
      "word": "kartonált"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "having flexible binding",
      "word": "rustika"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "paperback"
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      "form": "paperbacked",
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      "word": "hardback"
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      "word": "pocketbook"
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