reference book

reference book
Synonyms and related words:
Baedeker, Yellow Pages, atlas, bibliography, business directory, calendar, casebook, catalog, catalogue raisonne, checklist, city directory, classified catalog, classified directory, concordance, cyclopedia, diatesseron, dictionary catalog, directory, encyclopedia, finding list, gazetteer, guidebook, handbook, handlist, harmony, index, itinerary, phone book, polyglot, record book, road map, roadbook, source book, studbook, telephone book, telephone directory, work of reference

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • reference book — n a book such as a dictionary or ↑encyclopedia that you look at to find information …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • reference book — reference ,book noun count a book that is intended to be used when you need a fact or piece of information, for example a dictionary …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • reference book — index directory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • reference book — noun a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic • Syn: ↑reference, ↑reference work, ↑book of facts • Derivationally related forms: ↑refer (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • reference book — noun a) A book providing factual information. The Red Book is the standard reference book for those naming inorganic chemical compounds. b) such a book that may not be borrowed. I wanted to take out the encyclopedia, but the librarian said it was …   Wiktionary

  • reference book — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms reference book : singular reference book plural reference books a book that is intended to be used when you need a fact or piece of information, for example a dictionary …   English dictionary

  • reference book — book containing information …   English contemporary dictionary

  • reference book — 1. a book containing useful facts or specially organized information, as an encyclopedia, dictionary, atlas, yearbook, etc. 2. Also called pass, passbook. South African. a domestic identity document carried by black citizens. [1885 90] * * * …   Universalium

  • reference book — noun (C) a book such as a dictionary or encyclopaedia that you look at to find information …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • ˈreference ˌbook — noun [C] a book that contains facts and information …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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