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- Dictionarypaperback/ˈpeɪpəbak/
noun
- 1. a book bound in stiff paper or flexible card: "the shelves were stacked with well-thumbed paperbacks"
adjective
- 1. (of a book) bound in stiff paper or flexible card: "the paperback edition of her biography"
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PAPERBACK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of paperback in English. paperback. noun [ C ] uk / ˈpeɪ.pə.bæk / us / ˈpeɪ.pɚ.bæk / Add to word list. a book with a cover made of thick paper: a best-selling paperback. I'll buy some paperbacks at the airport. It will be published in paperback (= as a paperback) in March. Compare.
A paperback (softcover, softback) book is one with a thick paper or paperboard cover, and often held together with glue rather than stitches or staples. In contrast, hardback (hardcover) books are bound with cardboard covered with cloth, leather, paper, or plastic.
The meaning of PAPERBACK is a book with a flexible paper binding. How to use paperback in a sentence.
Meaning of paperback in English. paperback. noun [ C ] us / ˈpeɪ.pɚ.bæk / uk / ˈpeɪ.pə.bæk / Add to word list. a book with a cover made of thick paper: a best-selling paperback. I'll buy some paperbacks at the airport. It will be published in paperback (= as a paperback) in March. Compare. hardcover. softback UK.
Paperback definition: a book bound in a flexible paper cover, often a lower-priced edition of a hardcover book.. See examples of PAPERBACK used in a sentence.
paperback in American English. (ˈpeipərˌbæk) noun. 1. a book bound in a flexible paper cover, often a lower-priced edition of a hardcover book. adjective. 2. (of a book) bound in a flexible paper cover. a paperback edition of Orwell's novel.
A paperback is a book with a paper cover, instead of a soft cover. If you wait to buy a book until it comes out as a paperback, you'll save money.
