handbook
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
1814, from hand + book, or perhaps a reintroduction of Old English handbōc "handbook", or a loan-translation of German Handbuch "handbook". Compare Dutch handboek, Danish håndbog, Swedish handbok.
[edit] Noun
Wikipedia handbook (plural handbooks)
- A topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, disregarding the size of it.
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[edit] Translations
a book of reference