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paperback
(paper|back)
Pronunciation:
/ˈpeɪpəbak/
noun
a book bound in stiff paper or flexible card:
[
as modifier
]
:
the paperback edition of her biography
Phrases
in paperback
in an edition bound in stiff paper or flexible card:
now available in paperback
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