prebound

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?
Proto-Italic *prai
Proto-Italic *prai-
Latin prae-lbor.
Middle English pre-
English pre-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-
Proto-Germanic *būaną
Old Norse búinnbor.
Middle English bownde
English bound
English prebound

    From pre- + bound.

    Adjective

    prebound (not comparable)

    1. Of a book: rebound with a library quality hardcover binding. In almost all commercial cases, the book in question began as a paperback.

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