English noun: reference work |
1. | reference work (communication) a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts |
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| Samples | He contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic.
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| Synonyms | book of facts, reference, reference book |
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| Broader (hypernym) | book |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | annual, atlas, book of maps, cookbook, cookery book, cyclopaedia, cyclopedia, directory, enchiridion, encyclopaedia, encyclopedia, handbook, instruction book, map collection, source book, vade mecum, wordbook, yearbook, yearly |
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