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audiobook.

A recording, usually made available for sale, of a reading of the full text or of an abridgement of a book.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɔːdi.əʊbʊk/Received-Pronunciation/ˈoːdɪjəwbɵk/British, Southern, Standard/ˈɔdi.oʊbʊk/US/ˈɑdi.oʊbʊk/US, cot-caught-merger
  1. A recording, usually made available for sale, of a reading of the full text or of an abridgement of a book.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Italic *awizdiō Latin audi(ō) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English audio- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book English audiobook From audio- + book.

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