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pa·per·back

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–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

Audio Help [pey-per-bound] Pronunciation Key, softbound (for defs. 1, 2).

Compare hardcover.

[Origin: 1895–1900; paper + back¹

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pa·per·back Audio Help (pā'pər-bāk') Pronunciation Key
n. A book having a flexible paper binding.

pa'per·back', pa'per·backed' adj.

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paperback
adjective
1.	(of books) having a flexible binding
noun
1.	a book with paper covers [syn: paperback book]

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ˈpaperback noun

a book with a paper cover

Arabic:	كِتاب بِغِلاف من وَرَق
Chinese (Simplified):	平装本
Chinese (Traditional):	平裝本
Czech:	brožovaná kniha
Danish:	paperback
Dutch:	paperback
Estonian:	pehmekaaneline raamat
Finnish:	taskukirja
French:	livre de poche
German:	das Paperback
Greek:	χαρτόδετο βιβλίο
Hungarian:	puha kötésű v. puhafedeles könyv
Icelandic:	pappírskilja
Indonesian:	sampul kertas
Italian:	libro tascabile

Japanese:	ペーパーバック
Korean:	종이 표지 책
Latvian:	brošēta plānos vākos grāmata
Lithuanian:	knyga plonu viršeliu
Norwegian:	heftet bok, billigbok
Polish:	książka w miękkiej oprawce
Portuguese (Brazil):	livro brochado, brochura
Portuguese (Portugal):	livro de bolso
Romanian:	carte cu copertă necartonată
Russian:	книга в мягком переплёте
Slovak:	kniha v mäkkej väzbe
Slovenian:	broširana knjiga
Spanish:	libro en rústica
Swedish:	pocketbok
Turkish:	karton kapaklı kitap

ˈpaperback adjective

Example: paperback novels

Arabic:	رِوايات ذات غِلاف وَرَقي
Chinese (Simplified):	平装的
Chinese (Traditional):	平裝的
Czech:	brožovaný
Danish:	paperback
Dutch:	pocket©
Estonian:	pehmekaaneline
Finnish:	pehmeäkantinen
French:	de poche
German:	Paperback…
Greek:	χαρτόδετος
Hungarian:	puhafedeles, papírkötésű
Icelandic:	pappírskilju
Indonesian:	sampul kertas
Italian:	tascabile

Japanese:	ペーパーバックの
Korean:	종이 표지의
Latvian:	brošēts
Lithuanian:	aptaisytas plonu viršeliu
Norwegian:	heftet, i billigutgave
Polish:	w miękkiej oprawce
Portuguese (Brazil):	em brochura
Portuguese (Portugal):	de bolso
Romanian:	broşat
Russian:	в мягком переплёте
Slovak:	v mäkkej väzbe
Slovenian:	broširan
Spanish:	de bolsillo
Swedish:	häftad, pocket
Turkish:	karton kapaklı