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Webster 1913 Edition

Wordbook

Word′bookˊ

,
Noun.
[Cf. D.
woordenboek
, G.
wörterbuch
.]
A collection of words; a vocabulary; a dictionary; a lexicon.

Definition 2024

wordbook

wordbook

English

Noun

wordbook ‎(plural wordbooks)

  1. A dictionary or other reference book that lists words; a lexicon, vocabulary.
  2. The libretto of an opera.

Etymology

1590, from word +‎ book. Cognate with West Frisian wurdboek ‎(“dictionary”), Dutch woordenboek ‎(“dictionary”), German Low German Woordenbook, Wöörbook ‎(“dictionary”), German Wörterbuch ‎(“dictionary”), Swedish ordbok ‎(“dictionary”), Danish ordbog ‎(“dictionary”).

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