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[edit] Etymology 1

From Middle English book, from Old English bōc, first and third person singular preterite of bacan (“to bake”). Cognate with Scots beuk (“baked”), German buk (“baked”). More at bake.

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book

  1. (UK dialectal, Northern England) Alternative simple past of bake.

[edit] Etymology 2

From Middle English book, from Old English bōc (“book”), from Proto-Germanic *bōks 'beech; book' (compare Dutch boek, German Buch, Danish bog), from Proto-Indo-European *bheh₁g̑ós 'beech' (compare Latin fāgus, Russian бузина (buzina, “elder”), Albanian bung (“chestnut oak”)', Ancient Greek φηγός (phēgós, “oak”), Armenian bown (“trunk”), Kurdish bûz (“elm”)). Compare beech, buckwheat. The sense development of 'beech' to 'book' is explained by the fact that smooth gray beech bark was commonly used for writing.[1]

[edit] Noun

A hard-cover book

book (plural books)

  1. A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc. If initially blank, commonly referred to as a notebook.
    She opened the book to page 37 and began to read aloud.
    He was frustrated because he couldn't find anything about dinosaurs in the book.
  2. A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets.
    I have three copies of his first book.
  3. A major division of a long work.
    Genesis is the first book of the Bible.
    Many readers find the first book of A Tale of Two Cities to be confusing.
  4. A record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet).
    I'm running a book on who is going to win the race.
  5. A convenient collection, in a form resembling a book, of small paper items for individual use.
    a book of stamps
    a book of raffle tickets
  6. The script of a musical.
  7. (usually in the plural) Records of the accounts of a business.
  8. A long document stored (as data) that is or will become a book; an e-book.
  9. (law) A colloquial reference to a book award, a recognition for receiving the highest grade in a class (traditionally an actual book, but recently more likely a letter or certificate acknowledging the achievement).
  10. (poker slang) four of a kind
  11. (sports) A document, held by the referee, of the incidents happened in the game.
  12. (sports, by extension) A list of all players who have been booked (received a warning) in a game.
    • 2011 March 2, Andy Campbell, “Celtic 1 - 0 Rangers”, BBC:
      Celtic captain Scott Brown joined team-mate Majstorovic in the book and Rangers' John Fleck was also shown a yellow card as an ill-tempered half drew to a close
[edit] Synonyms
  • (collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material): tome (especially a large book)
  • (convenient collection of small paper items, such as stamps): booklet
  • (major division of a published work, larger than a chapter): tome, volume
  • (script of a musical): libretto
  • (records of the accounts of a business): accounts, records
[edit] Derived terms
Terms derived from the noun book
[edit] Translations
collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material
record of betting
convenient collection of small paper items, such as stamps
major division of a published work, larger than a chapter
script of a musical
usually in plural: records of the accounts of a business
ebook
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[edit] Verb

book (third-person singular simple present books, present participle booking, simple past and past participle booked)

  1. (transitive) To reserve (something) for future use.
    I want to book a hotel room for tomorrow night
    I can book tickets for the concert next week
  2. (law enforcement, transitive) To penalise (someone) for an offence.
    The police booked him for driving too fast
  3. (sports) To issue with a caution, usually a yellow card, or a red card if a yellow card has already been issued.
  4. (intransitive, slang) To travel very fast.
    He was really booking, until he passed the speed trap.
  5. (transitive) To write down.
    They booked that message from the hill
  6. (transitive, law) To receive the highest grade in a class.
    The top three students had a bet on which one was going to book their intellectual property class.
  7. (intransitive, slang) To leave.
    He was here earlier, but he booked.
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[edit] Derived terms
Terms derived from the verb “book”
[edit] Translations
reserve
penalise
travel very fast
write down
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[edit] References

  1. ^ J.P. Mallory, Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, s.v. "beech" (London: Fitroy-Dearborn, 1997), 58.

[edit] Middle English

[edit] Etymology

Old English bōc

[edit] Noun

book (plural books)

  1. Alternative form of booke.
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