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hard·back

(härd′băk′)

adj. & n.

Hardcover.

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hardback

(ˈhɑːdˌbæk)

(Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a book or edition with covers of cloth, cardboard, or leather. Compare paperback

adj

(Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Also: casebound, hardbacked, hardbound or hardcover of or denoting a hardback or the publication of hardbacks

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hard•cov•er

(ˈhɑrdˈkʌv ər)

n.

1. a book bound in cloth, leather, or the like, over stiff material.

adj.

2. bound in cloth, leather, or the like, over stiff material.

3. noting or pertaining to such books: hardcover sales.

Compare paperback. Also, hardback.

[1945–50]

hard′cov′ered, adj.

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Noun	1.	hardback - a book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers hardcover book, volume - physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop"
Adj.	1.	hardback - having a hard back or cover; "hardback books" hardbacked, hardbound, hardcover backed - having a back or backing, usually of a specified type

Translations

libro con copertina rigida libro rilegato

knjiga v trdi vezavi

hardback

[ˈhɑːdbæk]

A. N (= book) → libro m encuadernado, libro m de tapa dura

B. ADJ [edition, book] → de tapa dura

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

hardback

[ˈhɑː^rdbæk] n (= book) → livre m relié
available in hardback → disponible en édition reliée

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

hardback

[ˈhɑːdˌbæk]

1. n (book) → libro con copertina rigida or in edizione rilegata

2. adj (edition) → rilegato/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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