a storybook romance

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• storybook — [[t]stɔ͟ːribʊk[/t]] storybooks 1) N COUNT A storybook is a book of stories for children. As a child she learned to draw by tracing pictures out of her mother s old storybooks. ...two of her favourite storybook characters. 2) ADJ: ADJ n A… …   English dictionary

• storybook — I UK [ˈstɔːrɪˌbʊk] / US [ˈstɔrɪˌbʊk] noun [countable] Word forms storybook : singular storybook plural storybooks a book containing one or more stories for children II UK [ˈstɔːrɪˌbʊk] / US [ˈstɔrɪˌbʊk] adjective very good, in a way that does not …   English dictionary

• storybook — sto|ry|book1 [ stɔri,buk ] noun count a book containing one or more stories for children storybook sto|ry|book 2 [ stɔri,buk ] adjective very good, in a way that does not seem real: a storybook romance …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• storybook — sto•ry•book [[t]ˈstɔr iˌbʊk, ˈstoʊr [/t]] n. 1) lit. a book that contains a story or stories, esp. for children 2) idealized in the manner of a storybook: a storybook romance[/ex] • Etymology: 1705–15 …   From formal English to slang

• storybook — I. noun Date: 1711 a book of stories usually for children II. adjective Date: 1844 fairy tale < a storybook romance > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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