wordbook
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
1590, from word + book. Cognate with West Frisian wurdboek (“dictionary”), Dutch woordenboek (“dictionary”), German Wörterbuch (“dictionary”), Swedish ordbok (“dictionary”), Danish ordbog (“dictionary”).
Noun [edit]
wordbook (plural wordbooks)
- A dictionary or other reference book that lists words; a lexicon, vocabulary.
- The libretto of an opera.