ISBN

abbr. international standard book number.

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abbreviation

International Standard Book Number

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See International Standard Book Number.

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abbrev

International Standard Book Number, a number allotted to a book showing area, publisher and individual title

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ISBN UK [ˌaɪ es biː ˈen] US [ˌaɪ es bi ˈen] noun [countable] [singular ISBN plural ISBNs]

International Standard Book Number: an individual number given to every book that is published http://www.macmillandictionary.com/med2cd/weblinks/isbn.htm

Thesaurus: relating to the business of publishing_hyponym

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ISBN (no periods),

1. International Standard Book Number (a system for numbering newly published books, widely adopted by publishers, especially to facilitate ordering and mailing).

2. a number in this system.

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abbr. international standard book number, a ten-digit number assigned to every book before publication, recording such details as language, provenance, and publisher

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/ˌaıˌɛsˌbiːˈɛn/ noun, pl ISBNs [count]

: a number that is given to a book when it is published and that is used to help identify the book

— usually singular

Can you give me the 10-digit ISBN?

◇ ISBN is an abbreviation of “International Standard Book Number.”

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ISBN [ISBN] [ˌaɪ es biː ˈen] [ˌaɪ es biː ˈen] noun

the abbreviation for ‘International Standard Book Number’ (a number that identifies an individual book and its ↑publisher )