Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bookbinding

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: book-bind-ing
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The art, craft or process of binding books.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From book + binding.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bookbindings (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

bookbinder bibliopegist bibliopegy

Questions

What does bookbinding mean?: The art, craft or process of binding books.
Where does bookbinding come from?: From book + binding.

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