hardback

noun

hard·​back ˈhärd-ˌbak How to pronounce hardback (audio)
: a book bound in hard covers

Examples of hardback in a Sentence

The store sells only hardbacks. The book is sold only in hardback.
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The revision, which would be not a hardback book but an online-only edition, requiring a subscription, was expected to take decades. Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025 The Ultimate Guide to First-Person Shooters 2003-2010 by Stuart Maine (2025) Bitmap Books has a history of publishing rich and glossy hardback books about video games and Hurt Me Plenty is no different. Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Twisted Comics is also offering collectible hardback editions of USS Callister as pre-orders on Kickstarter, along with chances to be drawn alongside Captain Daly and his crew, and collector editions with covers by artist Butcher Billy (aka Bill Elliott), whose work was seen in the episode. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025 Tony Visconti gave input on the remasters and contributes to the hardback book of unseen notes, drawings, and handwritten lyrics that accompanies the physical box sets. Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 9 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for hardback

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First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hardback was in 1953

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“Hardback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hardback. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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hardback

noun
hard·​back ˈhärd-ˌbak How to pronounce hardback (audio)
: a book bound in hard covers

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