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# hardback

noun (a hardback, hardbacks); adjective (hardback)

«hardback» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A book with a stiff, strong cover: The story came out in hardback. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hardback/#m1)
2. (adjective) Having a stiff cover: a hardback book. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hardback/#m2)

### In the lessons

In libraries and bookshops pupils find hardback and paperback books; hardbacks last longer but cost more and weigh more. Phrases: «in hardback», «a hardback edition».

### Examples

- This hardback has a picture under the cover. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hardback/#x1)
- The library prefers hardbacks because they last longer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hardback/#x2)
- The hardback costs $20, the paperback $8. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hardback/#x3)
- I'm waiting for the paperback, as the hardback is heavy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hardback/#x4)
- My atlas is a big hardback. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hardback/#x5)
- She got a hardback copy for her birthday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hardback/#x6)

### Note

Also called «hardcover» (mainly US). Opposite: paperback (soft cover). In maths, compare prices of hardback and paperback by subtracting.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hardback» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hardback/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hardback» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hardback.html) on Mova free.