pocket edition
AmericanEtymology
Origin of pocket edition
First recorded in 1705–15
Example Sentences
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Days after Mr. Khan brandished his pocket edition of the U.S.
From Time ● Aug. 2, 2016
Then, to cheers, he pulled out a pocket edition of it.
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2016
It became available in a pocket edition and was much sought after by artists.
From Washington Post
He also carried a pocket edition of the Constitution at all times.
From Slate
He carried a pocket edition of the Oxford Book of Verse, and in the lulls of slaughter turned to the Wordsworth sonnets with a fine relish.
From Young Hilda at the Wars by Gleason, Arthur
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