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# paperback

noun (a paperback, paperbacks); adjective (a paperback book)

«paperback» 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 soft cover made of thick paper, not a hard cover. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paperback/#m1)
2. (adjective) Made with such a cover: the paperback edition. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paperback/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and in the library, paperbacks are cheaper and lighter than hardbacks. In maths problems paperbacks and hardbacks have different prices to add or compare. Phrases: in paperback, paperback edition.

### Examples

- I bought the paperback because it was cheaper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paperback/#x1)
- The paperback costs £7 and the hardback costs £15. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paperback/#x2)
- My paperback got bent in my school bag. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paperback/#x3)
- The book is now out in paperback. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paperback/#x4)
- She reads paperbacks on the bus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paperback/#x5)
- How much more is the hardback than the paperback? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paperback/#x6)

### Note

Countable; one word. Opposite: hardback (UK) / hardcover (US). Maths: «how much more» means take the paperback price from the hardback price.

## On Mova

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