ouvrage de référence

Definitions of ouvrage de référence
  1. noun
    a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts
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    livre de cuisine
    a book of recipes and cooking directions
    lexique, vocabulaire
    a reference book containing words (usually with their meanings)
    manuel, vade-mecum
    a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location
    répertoire
    an alphabetical list of names and addresses
    almanach
    a reference book that is published regularly once every year
    encyclopédie
    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
    dictionnaire
    a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
    glossaire
    an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
    thésaurus
    a book containing a classified list of synonyms
    manuel
    a small handbook
    guide
    something that offers basic information or instruction
    annuaire
    a directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers
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    livre
    a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
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