reliées

Reliées is the feminine plural form of the past participle relié, used in French as an adjective meaning bound or connected. It describes objects that have been bound together or joined, most often in publishing and document handling. In everyday language you may encounter phrases such as une édition reliée, des livres reliés, or des pages reliées, indicating a binding or binding status rather than loose sheets.

Grammar and usage: reliée agrees with the noun it modifies in gender and number. Common forms are relié (masc singular), reliée (fem singular), reliés (masc plural), and reliées (fem plural). When used in compound tenses with être, the participle typically agreements reflect the subject’s gender and number, while with avoir agreement depends on the position of a preceding direct object.

In bibliographic and library contexts, reliées distinguishes a bound edition from other formats such as broché (paperback) or non-bound copies. The term is closely related to the noun reliure, which refers to the binding process or the binding itself, and to the broader concept of binding in publishing and document presentation.

See also: reliure, relié, broché.