backlist

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

back +‎ list

Noun[edit]

backlist (plural backlists)

  1. (publishing) A list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to the frontlist of more recent titles.
    Synonyms: back catalog, back catalogue
    Antonym: frontlist
    Hypernym: booklist

Verb[edit]

backlist (third-person singular simple present backlists, present participle backlisting, simple past and past participle backlisted)

  1. (transitive) To hold back a student's application (to a college etc.) based on whether a preferred candidate declines their offer.
    I have not heard back from the college yet: I must have been backlisted.
  2. (transitive, publishing) To place (a book) on a backlist.