Hardcover

//ˈhɑːdˌkʌvə// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A book with a rigid binding, often of cardboard or leather.
  2. 2
    a book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a rigid binding. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    having a hard back or cover wordnet

Synonyms

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hardbackhardbackhardbackhardbackhardbackedhardbacked

Example

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"During my teenage years, I enjoyed reading Edgar Pangborn's sci-fi novel Davy. It was about the surviving generations in the post-apocalyptic Atlantic coast of North America. Their life was like in the medieval times. They referred to pre-apocalyptic times as "Old Time." The novel was a hardcover from the central library in downtown Vancouver, BC. It had a rustic illustration in front of it."

Etymology

From hard + cover.

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