paperback

English Online Dictionary. What means paperback‎? What does paperback mean?

English

Etymology

From paper +‎ back, a shortening of the older term paper-backed book.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeɪ.pɚ.bæk/

Noun

paperback (plural paperbacks)

1. A book with flexible binding.

Synonyms

• pocketbook (US), livre de poche (French contexts)

Derived terms

• trade paperback

Translations

Adjective

paperback (not comparable)

1. (of a book) Having flexible binding.

Synonyms

• paperbacked, paperbound, softcovered

Translations

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.

See also

References

• “paperback”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English paperback.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeː.pərˌbɛk/, [ˈpeː.pəɹˌbɛk], [ˈpeː.pɚˌbɛk]
• Hyphenation: pa‧per‧back

Noun

paperback m (plural paperbacks, diminutive paperbackje n)

1. a paperback

Adjective

paperback (not comparable)

1. paperback

Declension

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpejperbek]

Noun

paperback m inan (relational adjective paperbackový)

1. paperback

Declension

Further reading

• “paperback”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024