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/sawft"bak', soft'-/, n., adj.paperback.[1965-70; SOFT + BACK1]
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softback — [[t]sɒ̱ftbæk[/t]] N SING: also in N A softback is a book with a thin cardboard, paper, or plastic cover. Compare and paperback. [BRIT] ...published by Boxtree, at ₤5.99 for the softback and ₤15.99 for the hardback... This title was a best seller… … English dictionary
softback — noun a book with paper covers • Syn: ↑paperback book, ↑paper back book, ↑paperback, ↑softback book, ↑soft cover book, ↑soft cover • Derivationally related forms: ↑paperback ( … Useful english dictionary
softback — UK [ˈsɒftˌbæk] / US [ˈsɔftˌbæk] noun [countable] Word forms softback : singular softback plural softbacks a book that has a paper or thin plastic cover • See: hardback … English dictionary
softback — adjective Date: 1958 softcover • softback noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
softback book — noun a book with paper covers • Syn: ↑paperback book, ↑paper back book, ↑paperback, ↑softback, ↑soft cover book, ↑soft cover • Derivationally related forms: ↑paperback ( … Useful english dictionary
softback — soft|back [ sɔft,bæk ] noun count a book that has a paper or thin plastic cover: PAPERBACK ─ compare HARDBACK … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
softback — n. paperback, book with a soft cover … English contemporary dictionary
softback — adjective &noun another term for paperback … English new terms dictionary
softback — /ˈsɒftbæk/ (say softbak) noun, adjective → paperback. Also, softcover …
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