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reference books

reference books is the plural of reference book.

Meaning of reference book

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.

Questions about reference books

What is reference books the plural of?
Reference books is the plural of reference book.

Words near reference books in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: reference books (page history and authors); reference book (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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