Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

edited book

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables: edit-ed -book
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A (themed, nonfiction) book comprised of chapters written by various authors, compiled by one or more editors (who may also contribute chapters).

Example Sentences

"This edited book is timed to coincide with recent global electronic commerce/business (e-commerce) research in small- to medium-sized enterprise (SMEs)."
"Sometimes you may use materials from an article or chapter contained in an edited book. In such a case you should reference the article or chapter as well as the book where such works are published."
"This edited book is the product of three research groups at the University of Brighton coming together."

Inflected Forms

edited books (plural)

Phrases

multiple authored book single authored book

Frequently Paired Words

multiple authored book single authored book

Questions

What does edited book mean?: A (themed, nonfiction) book comprised of chapters written by various authors, compiled by one or more editors (who may also contribute chapters).

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