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 [sawft-kuhv-er, soft-]   Origin

soft-cov·er

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

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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 + back1
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paperback
1899, from paper + back (n.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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