softcover
English
Alternative forms
- sc (abbreviation)
Etymology
soft + cover
Adjective
softcover (not comparable)
- (publishing, of a book) Having covers made of paper or thin cardboard; paperback.
- 2007 September 23, The Editors, “Up Front”, in New York Times:
- It gives more emphasis to the literary novels and short-story collections reviewed so often in our pages (and sometimes published only in softcover).
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Synonyms
- paperbound, softcovered
Noun
softcover (plural softcovers)
- (publishing) A book having such covers.