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book-bound

book-bound adjective: grounded solely in books.

Adjective

book-bound (not comparable)

  1. (dated) Grounded solely in books.
  2. (dated) Surrounded by books.

Questions about book-bound

What does book-bound mean?
Book-bound means grounded solely in books.
What part of speech is book-bound?
Book-bound is an adjective.

Words near book-bound in the dictionary

  1. book-bag
  2. book-bags
  3. book-bearer
  4. book-bearers
  5. book-bosomed
  6. book-bound
  7. book-boy
  8. book-boys
  9. book-building
  10. book-buildings
  11. book-burner

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