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Meanings of paperback in English

Portuguese
brochura
Catalan
llibre de butxaca
Spanish
encuadernación en rústica

A book with paper covers.

brochura

(Of books) having a flexible binding.

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Examples for "paperbacked"
Examples for "paperbacked"
1
Both were engrossed in reading the same paperbacked book, Secrets of the Torture Cult.
I’m OK – You’re OK
2
The young man brought with him a large paperbacked volume which he had taken out of his travelling bag.
Our Friend the Charlatan
3
I grabbed a couple of the paperbacked books off the stand and dropped fifty cents on the desk as I picked up the key.
The big bite
Usage of paperback in English
1
The paperback version in South Africa is now in its second printing.
The South African
2
To maintain profits hardcover houses have involved themselves directly in paperback publishing.
The new yorker
3
A paperback collection of the best posts was published in March 2010.
The Guardian
4
The Paperwhite is therefore the standard paperback to the Oasis's leather-bound edition.
The Guardian
5
The Library of Congress has catalogued the Vintage trade paperback as follows:
Memoirs of a geisha: a novel
6
Most of Hazlitt's work is out of print, or unavailable in paperback.
The Guardian
7
The paperback of that version stayed in print for about sixteen years.
The Forever War
8
He explores cultural history, science, and tech, plus the odd paperback thriller.
Wired
9
The paperback edition was released in 2005 and is available at Amazon.com.
Wired
10
In his other hand is a paperback, a John Le Carré thriller.
Those who save us
11
I finished up my paperback and tossed it into the DONE box.
Storm front
12
Bettie stooped suddenly, to pick up an open paperback from a chair.
The unnatural inquirer
13
Some words on the back of a slim paperback caught my eye.
The Irish Times
14
A neo-Nazi in Ukraine is reproducing the document in paperback… Video, Audio
Radio NZ
15
Now Gwen wished she had bought a paperback at the airport bookstore.
The soul catcher
16
In the meantime, she'd brought an old paperback to keep her company.
The nightmarys
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Translations for paperback
Paperback through the time
Paperback across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Rare