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handbound

hand·bound
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hand-bound]
    • /ˈhændˈbaʊnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

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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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