Meaning of HANDBOOK
| Pronunciation: | | 'hand`bûk
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| | Definition: | | [n] a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location |
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| | Synonyms: | | enchiridion, vade mecum |
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| | See Also: | | bible, book of facts, guide, guidebook, manual, ready reckoner, reckoner, reference, reference book, reference work | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Hand"book`\, n. [Hand + book; cf. AS. handb[=o]c, or
G. handbuch.]
A book of reference, to be carried in the hand; a manual; a
guidebook.
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| | Related Terms: | | ante, Baedeker, bet, bibliography, book, business directory, catalog, checklist, chunk, city directory, classified directory, compendium, cookbook, cookery book, directory, enchiridion, field guide, finding list, gradus, guide, guidebook, handlist, hazard, how-to book, index, itinerary, manual, nature book, parlay, phone book, play, reference book, road map, roadbook, shot, stake, telephone book, telephone directory, travel book, vade mecum, wager, Yellow Pages |
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