paperback in English
- paperback⇄adj. 1. bound in heavy paper.
Ex. A two-volume paperback reissue of a famous work (Scientific American).
2. of or having to do with paperback books.
Ex. the paperback market. - paperback⇄noun a book with a binding of heavy paper, especially one that is sold at a low price and to a mass market.
Ex. The print is doing for painting what the paperback did for literature (Time). Paperbacks are not only cheaper than the hard-cover books - paperback⇄paperback, noun, adjective.