hardcover

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɑːrdkʌvər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhɑrdˈkʌvɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(härd′kuv′ər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
hard•cov•er /ˈhɑrdˈkʌvɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Printinga book bound in cloth, leather, or the like, over stiff material.

adj. 
  1. Printingbound as a hardcover.
Compare paperback.Also, hard•back /ˈhɑrdˌbæk/.USA pronunciation  
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
hard•cov•er  (härd′kuv′ər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Printinga book bound in cloth, leather, or the like, over stiff material:Hardcovers are more durable than paperbacks.

adj. 
  1. Printingbound in cloth, leather, or the like, over stiff material:a hardcover series.
  2. noting or pertaining to hardcover books:hardcover sales.Cf. paperback. 
Also, hardback. 
  • hard + cover 1945–50
hard′cov′ered, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hardcover / ˈhɑːdˌkʌvə/
another name for hardback
'hardcover' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
hardback - paperback - spin-off - subsidiary rights

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