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cookbook, cookery book
a book of recipes and cooking directions
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instruction book
a book of directions for using or operating some piece of equipment
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source book
a collection of historically important documents published together as a book
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wordbook
a reference book containing words (usually with their meanings)
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enchiridion, handbook, vade mecum
a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location
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directory
an alphabetical list of names and addresses
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annual, yearbook, yearly
a reference book that is published regularly once every year
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atlas, book of maps, map collection
a collection of maps in book form
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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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dictionary, lexicon
a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
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onomasticon
a list of proper nouns naming persons or places
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vocabulary
a listing of the words used in some enterprise
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gloss, glossary
an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
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synonym finder, thesaurus
a book containing a classified list of synonyms
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manual
a small handbook
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bible
a book regarded as authoritative in its field
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guide, guidebook
something that offers basic information or instruction
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ready reckoner, reckoner
a handbook of tables used to facilitate computation
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phone book, phonebook, telephone book, telephone directory
a directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers
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almanac
an annual publication containing tabular information in a particular field or fields arranged according to the calendar of a given year
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almanac, farmer's calendar
an annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year
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ephemeris
an annual publication containing astronomical tables that give the positions of the celestial bodies throughout the year
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dialect atlas, linguistic atlas
an atlas showing the distribution of distinctive linguistic features
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book of knowledge
an elementary encyclopedia dealing with general knowledge
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blue book
a register of persons who are socially prominent
