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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

paperback

/(pā"pẽr*băk`)/ · pa·per·back · IPA /ˈpeɪ.pɚˌbæk/
01 n. A book with paper covers; -- contrasted with hardback or hardcover.
  1. 1.
    A book with paper covers; -- contrasted with hardback or hardcover.
Syn. softback, soft-cover.
02 adj. having a flexible binding; -- of books. Contrasted to hardcover or hardbacked or hardbound.
  1. 1.
    having a flexible binding; -- of books. Contrasted to hardcover or hardbacked or hardbound.
Syn. paperbacked, soft-bound, softcover, softback.