softback

soft·back

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sawft-bak, soft-]
- /ˈsɔftˌbæk, ˌsɒft-/
- /sˈɒftbak/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sawft-bak, soft-]
- /ˈsɔftˌbæk, ˌsɒft-/

Definitions of softback word

noun softback paperback book 1
noun softback book: paperback 1
singular noun softback A softback is a book with a thin cardboard, paper, or plastic cover. 0
noun softback a book with a thin cardboard, paper, or plastic cover 0

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Origin of softback

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70; soft + back1

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Parts of speech for Softback

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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softback popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% 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.