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John Mortimer

Meaning of "hardback" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HARDBACK

hardback  [ˈhɑːdˌbæk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HARDBACK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hardback can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HARDBACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hardcover

A hardcover, hardback, or hardbound is a book bound with rigid protective covers. They may have flexible, sewn spines which allow the book to lie flat on a surface when opened, or have glued spines. Following the ISBN sequence numbers, these types of books are abbreviated by Hbk. Hardcover books are often printed on acid-free paper, and are much more durable than paperbacks, which have flexible, easily damaged paper covers. Hardcover books are also marginally more costly to manufacture and are usually much more expensive. Hardcovers frequently come with artistic dust jackets, but a "jacketless" alternative is becoming increasingly popular: these "paper-over-board" or "jacketless hardcover" bindings forgo the dust jacket in favor of printing the cover design directly onto the board binding.

Definition of hardback in the English dictionary

The definition of hardback in the dictionary is Also: casebound, hardbound, hardcover,. of or denoting a hardback or the publication of hardbacks.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HARDBACK


bareback
ˈbɛəˌbæk
callback
ˈkɔːlˌbæk
cashback
ˈkæʃˌbæk
comeback
ˈkʌmˌbæk
cornerback
ˈkɔːnəˌbæk
diamondback
ˈdaɪəməndˌbæk
feedback
ˈfiːdˌbæk
flashback
ˈflæʃˌbæk
foldback
ˈfəʊldˌbæk
hatchback
ˈhætʃˌbæk
hold-back
ˈhəʊldˌbæk
horseback
ˈhɔːsˌbæk
outback
ˈaʊtˌbæk
paperback
ˈpeɪpəˌbæk
payback
ˈpeɪˌbæk
playback
ˈpleɪˌbæk
quarterback
ˈkwɔːtəˌbæk
snapback
ˈsnæpˌbæk
splashback
ˈsplæʃˌbæk
throwback
ˈθrəʊˌbæk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HARDBACK

hard-set
hard-shell
hard-shell clam
hard-shell crab
hard-spun
hard-up
hard-wearing
hard-wired
hard-won
hard-working
hardbag
hardbake
hardball
hardboard
hardboot
hardbound
hardcase
hardcore
hardcourt
hardcover

WORDS THAT END LIKE HARDBACK

acoustic feedback
back
back to back
back-to-back
biofeedback
bounce back
fallback
get back
go back
hold back
laid-back
look back
lower back
negative feedback
neurofeedback
pat on the back
positive feedback
redback
sit back
upper back

Synonyms and antonyms of hardback in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hardback» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HARDBACK

Find out the translation of hardback to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hardback from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hardback» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

硬皮书
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

libro en cartoné
570 millions of speakers

English

hardback
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हार्डबैक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مقوى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

в твердом переплете
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

livro de capa dura
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হার্ডব্যাক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

livre relié
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hardback
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gebundene Ausgabe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハードカバーの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하드커버
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hardback
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bìa cứng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடின அட்டைப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हार्डबॅक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ciltli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

libro rilegato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

książka w twardej oprawie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

в твердій палітурці
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cartonate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βιβλίο με σκληρό εξώφυλλο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gebind
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hardback
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

innbundet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hardback

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HARDBACK»

The term «hardback» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.957 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HARDBACK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hardback» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hardback» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hardback

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3 QUOTES WITH «HARDBACK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hardback.
1
Chelsea Cain
I felt like I'd culturally arrived when a character on the HBO show 'True Blood' was reading a hardback of 'Heartsick' at Sookie's kitchen table.
2
Caroline Leavitt
I love real books, paper books, but I also love buying online, and I think that people are more willing to take a chance to read something if it's cheaper - sometimes books on the Kindle are $6. A hardback book is $25. For $25, it better be a really great book. Or you're going to be mad.
3
John Mortimer
The shelf life of the modern hardback writer is somewhere between the milk and the yogurt.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HARDBACK»

Discover the use of hardback in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hardback and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Stoner: A Novel
Stoner becomes a teacher. He marries the wrong woman. His life is quiet, and after his death his colleagues remember him rarely. Yet with truthfulness, compassion and intense power, this novel uncovers a story of universal value.
John Williams, 2012
2
English Grammar in Use Silver Hardback with Answers and ...
A fully updated version of the world's best-selling grammar title.
Raymond Murphy, Brigit Viney, Miles Craven, 2009
3
World Englishes Hardback with Audio CD: Implications for ...
This book (with an accompanying audio CD) describes selected varieties of World Englishes, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of selecting a particular variety from the point of view of both teachers and learners.
Andy Kirkpatrick, 2007
4
An Interactive Introduction to Mathematical Analysis ...
This book provides a rigorous course in the calculus of functions of a real variable.
Jonathan Lewin, 2003
5
The Myth of the Ethical Consumer Hardback with DVD
A no-holds-barred examination of 'ethical' consumerism.
Timothy M. Devinney, Pat Auger, Giana M. Eckhardt, 2010
6
Security Analysis And Portfolio Management (Hardback) , ...
New in this edition: The following chapters are added to make the book more result oriented, contemporary, focused and comprehensive.
Ambika Prasad Dash, 2009
7
The Secret Garden (Centenary Hardback)
After the death of her parents, Mary Lennox is sent back from India to live in her uncle's huge, gloomy house on the English moors.
Frances Hodgson Burnett, 2009
8
Gundog Training Made Easy (Hardback)
A hardback version of Gundog Training Made Easy. This book is based on Eric Begbie's Gundog Training Broadsheets and provides an indispensable aid for every gundog trainer.
Eric Begbie, 2008
9
Teaching Pronunciation Hardback with Audio CDs (2): A Course ...
This new edition of Teaching Pronunciation - undoubtedly the gold standard for pronunciation methodology texts - has been revised to reflect recent research into the sound system of North American English, as well as new practices in ...
Marianne Celce-Murcia, Donna M. Brinton, Janet M. Goodwin, 2010
10
A Visit To: Mexico 2ed Hardback
Explores countries through the features that make up their individuality and character, including weather, food, schools and celebrations.
Rob Alcraft, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HARDBACK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hardback is used in the context of the following news items.
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JAN MOIR says The Girl On The Train is a literary sensation | Daily …
This week, its 20-week stretch at the top of the hardback charts beat the previous record held by Dan Brown's novel, The Lost Symbol, by a ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Harper Lee's hometown celebrates release of 'Watchman'
“I'm so excited, I'm shaking,” May, 51, said as she walked outside with her hardback treasure. The shop ordered more than 10,000 copies — in ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
3
Iran nuke deal spawns scads of instant punditry | Poynter.
Hardback harrumphing: Ted Cruz vs. New York Times. The left is giddy that The New York Times won't stick a new Sen. Ted Cruz campaign ... «Poynter.org, Jul 15»
4
The Girl on the Train: will fans accept film shift from UK to NY? | The …
Hawkins' thriller has become the record-holder for time spent at the top of the UK hardback book charts, it has spent 20 consecutive weeks at ... «The Week UK, Jul 15»
5
20 years of Amazon: 20 years of major disruptions
The rise of e-reading: Sure, we can all wax nostalgic about old book smell or the weight of a hardback in our hands. But there's something ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
6
“Life is not a Race”: 5 Things I Learned When I Moved to Mexico …
... when company came, or the glossy shelves in the living room containing hardback books with perfect spines that we never had time to read). «The Yucatan Times, Jul 15»
7
Cover girl: the difficulty of illustrating Lolita persists, 60 years on
The original green hardback design is hardly alluring or meaningful in any way, and perhaps that is apt for a novel whose protagonist is the ... «Scroll.in, Jul 15»
8
Hiddleston and Del Toro Charm SDCC Audience, Tease 'Crimson …
But hey, if we have this instinct to thank for everyone still buying lovely hardback copies in addition to an ebook edition, we're not gonna knock ... «WordandFilm.com, Jul 15»
9
Here are all the ways science tells us Doctor Who is real
The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who by Simon Guerrier and Dr Marek Kukulais out now, published by BBC Books, price £16.99 in hardback. «Radio Times, Jul 15»
10
Bookshop events: no 'wow'
Of course it's a hardback, and it's always £18.99 (and punters know what profits are being raked off, even if it's not for the writer). If you're very ... «The Bookseller, Jul 15»

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