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for the books

for the books is the alternative form of for the book.

Meaning of for the book

Adjective

for the book (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Notable, remarkable or surprising.

Questions about for the books

What is for the books the alternative form of?
For the books is the alternative form of for the book.

Words near for the books in the dictionary

  1. for the asking
  2. for the best
  3. for the better
  4. for the birds
  5. for the book
  6. for the books
  7. for the cheap seats
  8. for the children
  9. for the chop
  10. for the craic
  11. for the foreseeable

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Adapted from Wiktionary: for the books (page history and authors); for the book (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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