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softbound - 3 dictionary results

soft⋅bound

  [sawft-bound, soft-]
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–noun, adjective
paperback (defs. 1, 2).
Origin:
1950–55; soft + bound 1

pa⋅per⋅back

  [pey-per-bak]
–noun
1. a book bound in a flexible paper cover, often a lower-priced edition of a hardcover book.
–adjective
2. (of a book) bound in a flexible paper cover: a paperback edition of Orwell's novel.
3. of, for, or pertaining to paperbacks: a paperback bookstore.
Also, softcover; pa⋅per⋅bound  [pey-per-bound] , softbound (for defs. 1, 2).
Compare hardcover.

Origin:
1895–1900; paper + back 1
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soft·bound   (sôft'bound', sŏft'-)   
adj.  Not bound between hard covers: softbound books.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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