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From paper + back, a shortening of the older term paper-backed book.
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paperback
Today it means: A book with flexible binding. Full definition →
Today it means: A book with flexible binding. Full definition →
From paper + back, a shortening of the older term paper-backed book.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.