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paperback

gb/pˈeɪpɚbˌæk/ us/pˈeɪpɚbˌæk/
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Book with a paper cover

A book with a soft paper cover, not a hard one.

Gebruikspatroon: [someone] buys [a paperback]
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners sometimes confuse 'paperback' with 'notebook', but 'paperback' refers to a published book, not blank pages for writing.
Synoniemen
softcover (More technical publishing term for the same type of book.) | pocketbook (Mainly US informal term; can also mean a woman's handbag, so context matters.)
Antoniemen
hardcover (A book bound with rigid protective covers, opposite of paperback.)
Woordcombinaties
paperback edition |paperback book |buy a paperback |in paperback |paperback copy
Thema's
books |publishing |reading |daily life |education |arts_entertainment |core_vocabulary
Voorbeelden
  • I bought the paperback version because it was cheaper.
  • The novel will be released in paperback next month.
  • She prefers reading paperbacks because they're lighter to carry.
  • He found an old paperback on the train.
  • This bookstore has a large selection of second-hand paperbacks.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
  • I read a paperback on the bus.
  • This paperback is very cheap.
  • He likes paperback books.
  • She bought a paperback at the shop.
Grammatica
Lemmavorm
paperback
IPA
GB/pˈeɪpɚbˌæk/
US/pˈeɪpɚbˌæk/
Lettergrepen en klemtoon
pa - per - back (3 lettergrepen)
Stress on 1st syllable (pa)
Woordvormen
Noun
  • Base: paperback
  • Plural: paperbacks
Woordfamilie
Forms
paperbacks noun
Related words
paper noun A1 book noun A1
Negative and opposite forms
hardback noun hardcover noun A2
Advanced or less common
paperbound adjective
Uitdrukkingen

in paperback

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/ˈɪn pˈeɪpɚbˌæk/
fixed phrase

Available as a softcover book

When a book is sold in a soft paper cover instead of a hard cover.

Voorbeelden
  • The biography is now available in paperback.
  • Her first novel came out in paperback last year.

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