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bookbinding

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The art, craft or process of binding books.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the craft of binding books

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: handicraft

History

Etymology

From book + binding.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: enquadernació — art, craft or process of binding books
  • Chinese Mandarin: 書本裝訂 /书本装订 (shūběn zhuāngdìng) — art, craft or process of binding books
  • Czech: knižní vazba — art, craft or process of binding books
  • Dutch: boekbinden — art, craft or process of binding books
  • Finnish: kirjansidonta — art, craft or process of binding books
  • German: Buchbinderei — art, craft or process of binding books
  • German: Buchbinden — art, craft or process of binding books
  • Greek: βιβλιοδεσία (vivliodesía) — art, craft or process of binding books
  • Greek: βιβλιοδετική (vivliodetikí) — art, craft or process of binding books
  • Hungarian: könyvkötés — art, craft or process of binding books
  • Indonesian: penjilidan — art, craft or process of binding books
  • Italian: legatoria — art, craft or process of binding books
  • Macedonian: книгове́зништво (knigovézništvo) — art, craft or process of binding books
  • Macedonian: книгоподве́зништво (knigopodvézništvo) — art, craft or process of binding books
  • Polish: introligatorstwo — art, craft or process of binding books
  • Polish: introligatorka — art, craft or process of binding books
  • Polish: introligatorszczyzna — art, craft or process of binding books
  • Portuguese: encadernação — art, craft or process of binding books
  • Romanian: legare de cărți — art, craft or process of binding books
  • Spanish: encuadernación — art, craft or process of binding books
  • Swedish: bokbinderi — art, craft or process of binding books
  • Swedish: bokbindning — art, craft or process of binding books
  • Turkish: ciltleme — art, craft or process of binding books