prebound

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adjective

Of a book: rebound with a library quality hardcover binding. In almost all commercial cases, the book in question began as a paperback.

Similar
library hardcover paperback
OriginEnglish bound ← Middle English bownde ← Old Norse búinn →
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Meanings

adjectiveprebound (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf a book: rebound with a library quality hardcover binding. In almost all commercial cases, the book in question began as a paperback.

    Synonyms: library hardcover paperback

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf a book: rebound with a library quality hardcover binding. In almost all commercial cases, the book in question began as a paperback.

Similar
library hardcover paperback

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Old Norsebúinn
  10. Middle Englishbownde
  11. Englishbound
  12. Englishprebound

From pre- + bound.

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APA

prebound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prebound

MLA

“prebound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prebound. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prebound,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prebound.

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