Books Quotes

Books refers to a collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc. It commonly describes a long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets, but now sometimes electronically as an e-book, a major division of a long work, and a record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet), which gives the term a broader and more practical sense than a single short definition would suggest. Depending on context, it can also point to a convenient collection, in a form resembling a book, of small paper items for individual use, the script of a musical or opera, and a book award, a recognition for receiving the highest grade in a class (traditionally an actual book, but recently more likely a letter or certificate acknowledging the achievement), so the category can cover literal uses, related ideas, and more figurative extensions of the same core meaning. Taken together, these meanings present Books as a flexible theme rather than a narrowly technical label, covering the central idea people usually mean when they use the word while still leaving room for closely related senses that appear in real language.

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