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Definition of Reference book
1. Noun. A book to which you can refer for authoritative facts. "He contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic"
Generic synonyms: Book
Specialized synonyms: Cookbook, Cookery Book, Instruction Book, Source Book, Wordbook, Enchiridion, Handbook, Vade Mecum, Directory, Annual, Yearbook, Yearly, Atlas, Book Of Maps, Map Collection, Cyclopaedia, Cyclopedia, Encyclopaedia, Encyclopedia
Derivative terms: Refer
Definition of Reference book
1. Noun. A book providing factual information. ¹
2. Noun. (context: libraries) such a book that may not be borrowed. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Reference Book
Literary usage of Reference book
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of Library Economy by James Duff Brown, William Charles Berwick Sayers (1920)
"Date APPLICATION FOB BORROWING A reference book FOR HOME READING. [See Special
Notice inside ... Application for Loan of reference book (Section 417). ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1909)
"The question might be asked: what is the use of a reference book under these ...
Another most important effect of changing the reference book from year to ..."
3. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1921)
"This number becomes an important reference book for book-trade facts for many
months to come. In February comes the Traveler's Number, emphasizing as it ..."
4. Guide to the Study and Use of Reference Books by Alice Bertha Kroeger, American Library Association, Isadore Gilbert Mudge (1917)
"American handbook for electrical engineers; a reference book for practicing
engineers and students of engineering, comp, by a staff of specialists. ..."
5. Michael Heilprin and His Sons: A Biography by Gustav Pollak (1912)
"The compiling of the reference book naturally consumed far more time than would
have been necessary under normal conditions, as the author was compelled to ..."
6. Michael Heilprin and His Sons: A Biography by Gustav Pollak (1912)
"The compiling of the reference book naturally consumed far more time than would
have been necessary under normal conditions, as the author was compelled to ..."
7. Guide to the Study and Use of Reference Books by Alice Bertha Kroeger, Isadore Gilbert Mudge, American Library Association (1917)
"American handbook for electrical engineers; a reference book for practicing
engineers and students of engineering, сотр. by a staff of specialists. ..."
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