soft-cover

American

[sawft-kuhv-er, soft-] / ˈsɔftˌkʌv ər, ˈsɒft- /

noun

paperback.

soft-cover British

adjective

a less common word for paperback

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Etymology

Origin of soft-cover

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

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The ads will put close to $1,500,000 into the Democratic till, and the party hopes to boost its gross well beyond $2,000,000 by selling hard-cover copies for $10, soft-cover versions for $5.

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The merry mailman cannot mangle the thing in your letter slot and twist it into some kind of soft-cover Calder.

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So many alleged wills have turned up that a Nevada promoter bound them together in a soft-cover book that sells for $5.

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Masquerade is about to be published in a ninth language, Hebrew, and the soft-cover edition will be out in June.

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One of his favorites is "bookazine," meaning a soft-cover book marketed like a magazine.

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