paperback novel

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meaningsofpaperbackandnovel

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paperback
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpeɪ.pə.bæk/us
/ˈpeɪ.pɚ.bæk/
a book with a cover made of ...
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novel
adjective
uk
/ˈnɒv.əl/us
/ˈnɑː.vəl/
new and original, not like anything ...
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(Definition ofpaperbackandnovelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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One can walk out the door with apaperbacknovel-size package of strip stamps in one's pocket, and one has £50,000.
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A further issue was the theft of strip stamps—£50,000 worth of strip stamps is the size of apaperbacknovel.
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From that meagre sum, patients have to buy toothpaste, toothbrush and other toiletries, newspapers and magazines, stamps and stationery, the occasional haircut andpaperbacknovel, and often cigarettes.
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It is a short 215-pagepaperbacknovel.
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He did this by making keys withpaperbacknovelcovers, tin foil, and glue.
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It is a short 192-pagepaperbacknovel.
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An example is the passing of apaperbacknovelfrom one person to another, or a specific dollar bill moving through the economy.
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The pulp format declined from rising expenses, but even more due to the heavy competition from comic books, television, and thepaperbacknovel.
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The paperbacks are imported in large cartons described on the invoice simply as "paperback novels" with no list of titles and no further description.
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In 1964, no fewer than 401,000 obscene paperback novels were seized, together with 579,000 magazines of a similar character.
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In the case of paperback novels, it is much worse.
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Three paperback novels were written for the game.
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From games (video and non-video), books, paperback novels, graphic novels, comics, action figures, trading cards, etc.
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It published both original hardcover and reprinted mass market paperback novels.
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He usually spends his time between missions reading paperback novels.
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