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trade paperback

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A softcover edition of a previously hardcover book, usually produced with the exact same text as the hardcover.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: media, publishing

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Meaning 2

A paperback book that is in one of the standard sizes for small paperbacks, generally for genre fiction.

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Topics: media, publishing

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Meaning 3

A type of comic book primarily containing previously published material, traditionally in a periodical format, and bound together as one work, or part of a series itself.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: comics, literature, media, publishing

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