How to pronounce bookplate
American English pronunciation
BOOK-playt
- IPA
- /ˈbʊkˌpleɪt/
- Syllables
- BOOK · playt (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What bookplate means
A label pasted inside a book to show who owns it
In a sentence: Inside the cover was a bookplate with an owl on it and my grandmother's name.
Where it comes from: It's book plus plate, which here means a printed picture or label.
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