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coffee-table book

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cof·fee-ta·ble book (kôf-tbl, kfemacron;-)
n.
An oversize book of elaborate design that may be used for display, as on a coffee table.
coffee-table book
n
(Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) a book designed to be looked at rather than read
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Noun1.coffee-table book - an elaborate oversize book suitable for displaying on a coffee table
book, volume - physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop"
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coffee-table book [ˈkɒfɪteɪblˌbʊk] N → libro m de gran formato(bello e impresionante)


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This luscious coffee-table book takes you through the long life of one of America's most innovative ballet companies, decade by decade.
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Profusely illustrated with both color and b/w photography, "Stories From A Sacred Landscape: Croghan Hill To Clonmacnoise" is a 230-page coffee-table book showcasing twenty-three of County Offaly's early Irish Christian monastic sites.
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This nifty coffee-table book tracks the history of cross-dressing males in the movies, Actors becoming Carmen Miranda merit their very own chapter here.
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