Meanings
nounback cover (plural back covers)
plural back covers
- The cover on the opposite side of the front cover of a book, magazine, etc; back of the book; associated with sports pages in publications.
Synonyms: back page, fourth cover
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe cover on the opposite side of the front cover of a book, magazine, etc; back of the book; associated with sports pages in publications.
Similar
Opposite
front coverfront page
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 封底
- 封底 (fēngdǐ)cover on the opposite side of the front cover
Esperanto malantaŭa kovrilo
- malantaŭa kovrilocover on the opposite side of the front cover
Finnish takakansi
- takakansicover on the opposite side of the front cover
French quatrième de couverture, quatrième de couv'
- quatrième de couverturecover on the opposite side of the front cover
- quatrième de couv'cover on the opposite side of the front cover
- doscover on the opposite side of the front cover
Japanese 裏表紙
- 裏表紙 (urabyōshi)cover on the opposite side of the front cover
Polish tylna okładka
- tylna okładkacover on the opposite side of the front cover
Portuguese contracapa
- contracapacover on the opposite side of the front cover
Spanish contraportada
- contraportadacover on the opposite side of the front cover
Swedish baksida
- baksidacover on the opposite side of the front cover
Turkish arka kapak
- arka kapakcover on the opposite side of the front cover
Cite this entry
APA
back cover. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20cover
MLA
“back cover.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20cover. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “back cover,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20cover.
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