Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Bound in paper; paperback.

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  • adjective not comparable, of a book Having flexible covers; paperback; softcovered.
  • adjective comparable Involving or burdened by excessive administrative requirements, especially in the form of paperwork.

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Examples

  • That future is bringing a change from paperbound authorship to online maintenance of a scholar's writing and the discussion that surrounds it.

    Faculty 2009

  • That future is bringing a change from paperbound authorship to online maintenance of a scholar's writing and the discussion that surrounds it.

    Career/Job Related 2009

  • That future is bringing a change from paperbound authorship to online maintenance of a scholar's writing and the discussion that surrounds it.

    Worrying About Jobs And Digital Texts At MLA 2009

  • The numbers I used to do this calculation can all be found in Wikipedia, or even in a good paperbound World Almanac.

    a nice takedown 2009

  • The numbers I used to do this calculation can all be found in Wikipedia, or even in a good paperbound World Almanac.

    tingilinde: 2009

  • That future is bringing a change from paperbound authorship to online maintenance of a scholar's writing and the discussion that surrounds it.

    The Kept-Up Academic Librarian: 2009

  • The numbers I used to do this calculation can all be found in Wikipedia, or even in a good paperbound World Almanac.

    Books 2009

  • I know as well as anyone that writing about hard times is a way to heal, but there's a reason I have a paperbound journal in addition to a web platform.

    Lilit Marcus: Melissa Etheridge, Tammy Lynn Michaels, and Breaking Up in the Era of the Blog 2010

  • I know as well as anyone that writing about hard times is a way to heal, but there's a reason I have a paperbound journal in addition to a web platform.

    Lilit Marcus: Melissa Etheridge, Tammy Lynn Michaels, and Breaking Up in the Era of the Blog 2010

  • I wish I could find more of your older work in hardback, as my paperbound copies are becoming rather worn from being re-read every year or so.

    More on eBookery Steve Perry 2010

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