• Backlist

    Origin

    back + list

    Full definition of backlist

    Verb

    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.

    Noun

    backlist

    (plural backlists)
    1. (publishing) A list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to the frontlist of more recent titles.
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