BACKLIST

Etymology

Noun

backlist (plural backlists)

(publishing) A list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to the frontlist of more recent titles.

Verb

backlist (third-person singular simple present backlists, present participle backlisting, simple past and past participle backlisted)

(transitive) To hold back a student's application (to a college etc.) based on whether a preferred candidate declines their offer.

(transitive, publishing) To place (a book) on a backlist.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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