reference book

Noun

Meaning

a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts

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Synonyms

reference reference work book of facts encyclopedia atlas bible almanac handbook encyclopaedia enchiridion gazetteer book guide dictionary glossary
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Antonyms

disorder silence chaos nonsense mess disarray
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Hypernyms

book

Hyponyms

encyclopedia atlas handbook encyclopaedia enchiridion annual

Examples

he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic Source: Internet

A travel atlas may also be referred to as a road map. citation A desk atlas is made similar to a reference book. Source: Internet

He discovered Eric Liddell's story by accident in 1977, when he happened upon a reference book on the Olympics while housebound from the flu in a rented house in Los Angeles. Source: Internet

Art books In 1986, Starblaze Graphics published Robotech Art 1, a reference book containing artwork, Japanese production designs, and episode guides from the original television series. Source: Internet

A reference book to the eleven surviving major religions of the world by Selwyn Gurney Champion, from 1945. Source: Internet

These enable librarians to find such information quickly without leaving the desk—even faster than they could look it up in a reference book or using the Internet. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

referencable reference reference angle reference center reference code reference counting