backlist

[ bak-list ]

noun
  1. the books that a publisher has kept in print over several years, as distinguished from newly issued titles.

adjective
  1. Also backlisted. placed or maintained on a backlist.

verb (used with object)
  1. to place on a backlist.

Origin of backlist

1
First recorded in 1945–50; back2 + list1

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British Dictionary definitions for backlist

backlist

/ (ˈbækˌlɪst) /


noun
  1. a publisher's previously published books that are still available: See also front list, mid-list

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