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reference book

reference book noun: a book providing factual information.

Noun

reference book (plural reference books)

  1. A book providing factual information.
    • The Red Book is the standard reference book for those naming inorganic chemical compounds.
    Synonyms:
    sourcebook
  2. (library) A book that can be consulted in the library but cannot be borrowed.
    • I wanted to take out the encyclopedia, but the librarian said it was a reference book.

reference book meaning in Malayalam, Gujarati, Tagalog and Arabic

reference book in Malayalam

book providing factual information
ഗ്രന്ഥം granthaṁ

reference book in Gujarati

book providing factual information
સંદર્ભગ્રંથ sandarbhagranth

reference book in Tagalog

book providing factual information
sangguniang aklat
library: book that may not be borrowed
sangguniang aklat

reference book in Arabic

book providing factual information
كِتَاب مَرْجِعِيّ kitāb marjiʕiyy
More languagesFewer languages
reference book in Thai
หนังสืออ้างอิง nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ-âang-ing
reference book in Vietnamese
sách hướng dẫn, sách chỉ dẫn

Synonyms of reference book

Forms of reference book

pluralreference books

Questions about reference book

What does reference book mean?
Reference book means a book providing factual information.
What is reference book in Malayalam?
Reference book in Malayalam is ഗ്രന്ഥം (granthaṁ). See Reference book meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is reference book?
Reference book is a noun.
What is the plural of reference book?
The plural of reference book is reference books.

Words near reference book in the dictionary

  1. refereeships
  2. referencable
  3. reference
  4. reference angle
  5. reference angles
  6. reference book
  7. reference books
  8. reference counting
  9. reference data
  10. reference electrode
  11. reference electrodes

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