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backlist

[ bak-list ]
/ ˈbækˌlɪst /
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noun

the books that a publisher has kept in print over several years, as distinguished from newly issued titles.

adjective

Also back·list·ed. placed or maintained on a backlist.

verb (used with object)

to place on a backlist.

Nearby words

  1. backlash,
  2. backless,
  3. backlight,
  4. backlighting,
  5. backlins,
  6. backlit,
  7. backlite,
  8. backlog,
  9. backlot,
  10. backmost

Origin of backlist

First recorded in 1945–50; back2 + list1
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British Dictionary definitions for backlist

backlist

/ (ˈbækˌlɪst) /

noun

a publisher's previously published books that are still availableSee also front list, mid-list
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Word Origin and History for backlist

backlist

n.

1946, in publishing, from back (adj.) + list (n.). As a verb, "to put on the back list," from 1983. Related: Backlisted.

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