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sourcebook

sourcebook noun: a book consisting of a collection of writings on a particular subject.

Noun

sourcebook (plural sourcebooks)

  1. A book consisting of a collection of writings on a particular subject.
  2. (roleplaying) A publication intended to supplement the core materials of a roleplaying game.
    • That sourcebook is aimed at players of fighters, rogues, rangers, and warlords, and by design you're not going to find much in that book to appeal to other characters.2008, James Wyatt, Bill Slavicsek, Richard Baker, Dungeon Master 4th Edition For Dummies, page 156

Forms of sourcebook

pluralsourcebooks

Plural of sourcebook: sourcebooks

Origin of sourcebook

From source + book.

Questions about sourcebook

What does sourcebook mean?
Sourcebook means a book consisting of a collection of writings on a particular subject.
What part of speech is sourcebook?
Sourcebook is a noun.
What is the plural of sourcebook?
The plural of sourcebook is sourcebooks.

Words near sourcebook in the dictionary

  1. source routing
  2. source text
  3. source texts
  4. source-available
  5. sourceable
  6. sourcebook
  7. sourcebooks
  8. sourcecode
  9. sourced
  10. sourcehood
  11. sourceless

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