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pocket editions

pocket editions is the plural of pocket edition.

Meaning of pocket edition

Noun

pocket edition (plural pocket editions)

  1. (dated) An edition of a book that has been altered to fit in the reader's pocket, usually by using thinner paper, smaller print, and abridged text.
    • When a publisher wishes to produce a pocket edition of a book he can reduce the size of the print, and the thickness of the paper and covers; but he cannot do this indefinitely if the book is to remain legible and serviceable; a time comes when he must also abridge the text, abbreviating of cutting...1923, The Journal of Conchology, volumes 17-18, page 234

Questions about pocket editions

What is pocket editions the plural of?
Pocket editions is the plural of pocket edition.

Words near pocket editions in the dictionary

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