wordbook

English

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”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈwɝdˌbʊk/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwɜːdˌbʊk/

Noun

wordbook (plural wordbooks)

1. A dictionary or other reference book that lists words; a lexicon, vocabulary.
2. The libretto of an opera.

Translations

lexicon — see lexicon

libretto — see libretto

Anagrams

• book word, book-word