paperback
noun (a paperback, paperbacks); adjective (a paperback book)
Everyday
- A book with a soft cover made of thick paper, not a hard cover. tree →
- (adjective) Made with such a cover: the paperback edition. tree →
In the lessons
In everyday life and in the library, paperbacks are cheaper and lighter than hardbacks. In maths problems paperbacks and hardbacks have different prices to add or compare. Phrases: in paperback, paperback edition.
Examples
- I bought the paperback because it was cheaper. tree →
- The paperback costs £7 and the hardback costs £15. tree →
- My paperback got bent in my school bag. tree →
- The book is now out in paperback. tree →
- She reads paperbacks on the bus. tree →
- How much more is the hardback than the paperback? tree →
Note
Countable; one word. Opposite: hardback (UK) / hardcover (US). Maths: «how much more» means take the paperback price from the hardback price.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «paperback» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «paperback» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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