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- [hand-bound]
- /ˈhændˈbaʊnd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hand-bound]
- /ˈhændˈbaʊnd/
Definitions of handbound word
- adjective handbound (of books) bound by hand. 1
- adjective handbound (of a book) bound by hand. 0
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Origin of handbound
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; hand + bound2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Handbound
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
handbound popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
handbound usage trend in Literature
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