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HARDCOVER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers
Synonyms:
hardback; hardcover
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("hardcover" is a kind of...):
book; volume (physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together)
Derivation:
hardcover (having a hard back or cover)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a hard back or cover
Example:
hardback books
Synonyms:
hardback; hardbacked; hardbound; hardcover
Classified under:
Similar:
backed (having a back or backing, usually of a specified type)
Derivation:
hardcover (a book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers)
