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a recording of an oral reading of a book, often in abridged form.

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Also au·di·o·book

[aw-dee-oh-book] /ˈɔ di oʊˌbʊk/

Origin of audio book

1985–90

Words nearby audio book

audience room, audience share, audile, auding, audio, audio book, audiocassette, audio conference, audio description, audio disc, audio frequency

How to use audio book in a sentence

Mendez has been a performing member of two theater companies and worked as a voice actor, appearing on audio books by Andrea Levy, Paul Theroux and Ben Okri.
Catching up with ‘Rainbow Milk’ author Paul Mendez|Kathi Wolfe|June 23, 2021|Washington Blade
“The Bomber Mafia” is an innovative audio book with music, sound effects and archival clips as well as a paperback.
Wrestling with the strategy — and morality — of the firebombing of Japan|Diana Preston|April 23, 2021|Washington Post
However, I found that if I listen to an audio book or music with my headphones, it makes the workload lighter.
Hints From Heloise: Dating-site match was charming at first|Heloise Heloise|April 23, 2021|Washington Post
The change meant less time for morning podcasts, music, audio books and more.
Marketing Briefing: One year into the pandemic, 4 ways work will remain changed for marketers and agency execs|Kristina Monllos|March 2, 2021|Digiday

If a customer asks the brand’s assistant to play an audio book, the request will be routed to Alexa.
Amazon’s newest product lets companies build their own Alexa assistant for cars, apps and video games|Kirsten Korosec|January 15, 2021|TechCrunch
Badass Motherf**ker Samuel L. Jackson has given voice to the audio book version.
Happy F**king Father’s Day|Tony Doukopil|June 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for audio book

audio book

noun

a reading of a book recorded on tape

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