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soft-cover

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

noun

  1. paperback.

soft-cover British  

adjective

  1. 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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Another 50 soft-cover books were printed and sold.

From Washington Times

Combine candids of your little painter and her favorite masterpieces in a neat, soft-cover tome.

From Time

The Book Mistress portion is a book store where you can browse through big, gorgeous, coffee-table books full of tattoo designs and smaller, soft-cover books that show specific tattoo and artifact collections.

From Washington Times

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