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/payj"terr'neuhr/, n.a book so exciting or gripping that one is compelled to read it very rapidly.[1970-75]
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page turner — A book so interesting that you can t stop reading it is a page turner … The small dictionary of idiomes
page turner — n. any book, esp. a novel, which is so interesting, exciting, suspenseful, etc. that it draws the reader along, though it may be of little or no literary worth * * * … Universalium
page turner — n. any book, esp. a novel, which is so interesting, exciting, suspenseful, etc. that it draws the reader along, though it may be of little or no literary worth … English World dictionary
page-turner — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms page turner : singular page turner plural page turners informal a book that is very interesting or exciting … English dictionary
page-turner — ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : an entertaining book * * * ˈpage turner 7 [page turner] noun (informal) a book that is very exciting … Useful english dictionary
page-turner — page′ turn er n. cvb a book so exciting or gripping that one is compelled to read it very rapidly • Etymology: 1970–75 … From formal English to slang
page turner — /ˈpeɪdʒ tɜnə/ (say payj ternuh) noun 1. Music a person who turns the pages of sheet music so as to assist the performer. 2. a function on an ereader which allows for page turning. –page turning, noun …
page-turner — noun informal an exciting book. Derivatives page turning adjective … English new terms dictionary
page-turner — noun Date: 1972 an engrossing book or story … New Collegiate Dictionary
page-turner — noun A written work, usually a novel, which is sufficiently interesting or suspenseful to keep the reader turning the pages … Wiktionary
