megabookadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈmɛɡəbʊk/, U.S.

/ˈmɛɡəˌbʊk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mega- comb. form, book n.

Etymology: < mega- comb. form + book n.

A. adj.

Of a library or bookshop: having many books. Also in extended use.

ΚΠ

1961 Cambr. Rev. 21 Oct. 29/2 New libraries on the megabook scale aren't started every year.

1999 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (Electronic ed.) 25 Apr. e09 So ended another chapter of Bookstore Romance, a story playing out in megabook outlets across the country.

B. n.

1. A best-selling book.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > book > kind of book > books as sold > [noun] > best-seller or quick-seller

bestseller1896

bestsellership1920

quick-seller1926

runaway best-seller1937

runaway1941

megabook1980

megaseller1983

1980 Washington Post 3 Aug. (Mag. section) 2/4 David Halberstam doesn't just gild his prose in his megabooks.

1992 Publishers Weekly Summer 112/2 The megabooks support the rest of the list.

2. A book designed to be encyclopedic in its breadth.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > book > kind of book > reference book > [noun] > encyclopaedia

thesaurary1592

magazine1639

encyclopaedia1644

enciclopaidion1693

cyclopaedia1728

cyclopede1778

pantology1813

thesaurus1840

collegiate dictionary1872

collegiate1898

desk dictionary1948

learner's dictionary1948

megabook1990

1990 Times Educ. Suppl. 18 May B9/3 The late Eighties saw the rise of the mega-book. It rose in the bookshops from floor to ceiling, stacked in vast monoliths of packaged knowledge.

1991 C. Paglia M.I.T. Lect. in Sex, Art, & Amer. Culture (1992) 259 Instead of writing a book on Amelia Earhart, I will write a mega-book that will take everything in.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	megabook
释义	megabookadj.n. Brit. /ˈmɛɡəbʊk/, U.S. /ˈmɛɡəˌbʊk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mega- comb. form, book n. Etymology: < mega- comb. form + book n. A. adj. Of a library or bookshop: having many books. Also in extended use. ΚΠ 1961 Cambr. Rev. 21 Oct. 29/2 New libraries on the megabook scale aren't started every year. 1999 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (Electronic ed.) 25 Apr. e09 So ended another chapter of Bookstore Romance, a story playing out in megabook outlets across the country. B. n. 1. A best-selling book. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > kind of book > books as sold > [noun] > best-seller or quick-seller bestseller1896 bestsellership1920 quick-seller1926 runaway best-seller1937 runaway1941 megabook1980 megaseller1983 1980 Washington Post 3 Aug. (Mag. section) 2/4 David Halberstam doesn't just gild his prose in his megabooks. 1992 Publishers Weekly Summer 112/2 The megabooks support the rest of the list. 2. A book designed to be encyclopedic in its breadth. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > kind of book > reference book > [noun] > encyclopaedia thesaurary1592 magazine1639 encyclopaedia1644 enciclopaidion1693 cyclopaedia1728 cyclopede1778 pantology1813 thesaurus1840 collegiate dictionary1872 collegiate1898 desk dictionary1948 learner's dictionary1948 megabook1990 1990 Times Educ. Suppl. 18 May B9/3 The late Eighties saw the rise of the mega-book. It rose in the bookshops from floor to ceiling, stacked in vast monoliths of packaged knowledge. 1991 C. Paglia M.I.T. Lect. in Sex, Art, & Amer. Culture (1992) 259 Instead of writing a book on Amelia Earhart, I will write a mega-book that will take everything in. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1961
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