Softcover

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A book having such covers.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Having covers made of paper or thin cardboard; paperback. not-comparable

    "It gives more emphasis to the literary novels and short-story collections reviewed so often in our pages (and sometimes published only in softcover)."

Example

More examples

"It gives more emphasis to the literary novels and short-story collections reviewed so often in our pages (and sometimes published only in softcover)."

Etymology

From soft + cover.

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