Hardback
[hahrd-bak] /ˈhɑrdˌbæk/
noun, adjective
1.
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/ˈhɑːdˌbæk/
noun
1.
a book or edition with covers of cloth, cardboard, or leather Compare paperback
adjective
2.
Also casebound (ˈkeɪsˌbaʊnd), hardbound (ˈhɑːdˌbaʊnd), hardcover (ˈhɑːdˌkʌvə). of or denoting a hardback or the publication of hardbacks
n.
“type of book bound in stiff boards,” 1954, from hard + back (n.).
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