pa|per|back

pa|per|back
pa|per|back «PAY puhr BAK», noun, adjective.
–n.
a book with a binding of heavy paper, especially one that is sold at a low price and to a mass market: »

The print is doing for painting what the paperback did for literature (Time). Paperbacks are not only cheaper than the hard-cover books but to the students they seem…easier to read (New York Times).

–adj.
1. bound in heavy paper: »

A two-volume paperback reissue of a famous work (Scientific American).

2. of or having to do with paperback books: »

the paperback market.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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