Antonyms for paperback
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pey-per-bak |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpeɪ pərˌbæk |
Definition of paperback
Origin :- 1899, from paper (n.) + back (n.). Adjective paper-backed attested from 1888.
- As in novel : noun fictional book
- As in book : noun published document
- This book is available in both a hardcover and paperback edition.
- Extract from : « The Loom of Youth » by Alec Waugh
- He realized that the kid had a paperback book stuck in the waistband of his bangbanger shorts, which was unusual.
- Extract from : « Makers » by Cory Doctorow
- Since 1946 he has been editor of a publishing house specializing in paperback books.
- Extract from : « The Secret of the Ninth Planet » by Donald Allen Wollheim
Synonyms for paperback
- album
- atlas
- best-seller
- bestseller
- Bible
- booklet
- brochure
- cliff-hanger
- codex
- compendium
- copy
- dictionary
- dissertation
- edition
- encyclopedia
- essay
- fiction
- folio
- handbook
- hardcover
- leaflet
- lexicon
- magazine
- manual
- monograph
- narrative
- nonfiction
- novel
- novelette
- novella
- octavo
- offprint
- omnibus
- opus
- opuscule
- pamphlet
- paperback
- periodical
- portfolio
- potboiler
- preprint
- primer
- prose
- publication
- quarto
- reader
- reprint
- roll
- romance
- scroll
- softcover
- speller
- story
- tale
- text
- textbook
- thesaurus
- tome
- tract
- treatise
- vade mecum
- volume
- work
- writing
- yarn
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