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wordbook

noun

  1. dictionary
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Pronunciation: /ˈwɝdˌbʊk/ / /ˈwɜːdˌbʊk/

noun

Etymology: 1590, from word + book. Compare West Frisian wurdboek (“dictionary”), German Low German Woordenbook, Wöörbook (“dictionary”), Dutch woordenboek (“dictionary”), German Wörterbuch (“dictionary”), Danish ordbog (“dictionary”), Swedish ordbok (“dictionary”).

  1. A reference book that lists words.
  2. A reference book that lists words.
  3. The libretto of an opera.