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    REFERENCE BOOK

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A book to which you can refer for authoritative factsplay

    Example:

    he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic

    Synonyms:

    book of facts; reference; reference book; reference work

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("reference book" is a kind of...):

    book (a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together))

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reference book"):

    cookbook; cookery book (a book of recipes and cooking directions)

    instruction book (a book of directions for using or operating some piece of equipment)

    source book (a collection of historically important documents published together as a book)

    wordbook (a reference book containing words (usually with their meanings))

    enchiridion; handbook; vade mecum (a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location)

    directory (an alphabetical list of names and addresses)

    annual; yearbook; yearly (a reference book that is published regularly once every year)

    atlas; book of maps; map collection (a collection of maps in book form)

    cyclopaedia; cyclopedia; encyclopaedia; encyclopedia (a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty)

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