backlist
pronunciation
How to pronounce backlist in British English:
UK [ˈbæklɪst]
How to pronounce backlist in American English:
US [ˈbækˌlɪst]
Word Origin
- backlist (n.)
- 1946, in publishing, from back (adj.) + list (n.). As a verb, "to put on the back list," from 1983. Related: Backlisted.
Example
- 1. Each month , bantam published four new books from the large backlist available via grosset & dunlap , and it had no shortage of quality titles , includingthe great gatsbyandthe grapes of wrath ( now just 25 cents ) .