noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
combined publication; joint edition
Rare term for publishing two or more different books together as a single volume. Used in bibliographic or historical contexts.
この合刻本には三つの異なる作品が収められている。
This combined edition contains three different works.
江戸時代には、複数の作者の作品を合刻することがあった。
In the Edo period, works by multiple authors were sometimes published together.