leaf-book

1. 1.

   an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll)

   Synonymscodex

   Broadermanuscript

Questions about leaf-book

What does leaf-book mean?

leaf-book means "an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll)".

How many syllables are in leaf-book?

leaf-book has 3 syllables: le-af--book. The stress falls on "le".

What is another word for leaf-book?

Close synonyms include codex. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is leaf-book a common word?

leaf-book is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.