book of reference

  • 51reference — ref•er•ence [[t]ˈrɛf ər əns, ˈrɛf rəns[/t]] n. v. enced, enc•ing 1) an act or instance of referring 2) a mention; allusion 3) something for which a name or designation stands; denotation 4) a) a direction of the attention, as in a book, to some… …

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  • 52Book of Proverbs — Hebrew Bible Tanakh …

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  • 53Book of Kells — Livre de Kells Cette page (folio 292r) contient le texte richement décoré introduisant l Évangile selon Jean. Le Livre de Kells (Book of Kells en anglais ; Leabhar Cheanannais en irlandais), également connu sous le nom de Grand Évangéliaire… …

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  • 54reference — ref|er|ence1 [ ref(ə)rəns ] noun *** ▸ 1 mention of someone/something ▸ 2 looking for information ▸ 3 statement about you ▸ 4 phrase from book/poem ▸ 5 a mention in writing ▸ 6 number for finding something ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count or uncount a… …

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  • 55reference book — noun a) A book providing factual information. The Red Book is the standard reference book for those naming inorganic chemical compounds. b) such a book that may not be borrowed. I wanted to take out the encyclopedia, but the librarian said it was …

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  • 56reference — noun 1 (C, U) something you say or write that mentions another person or thing (+ to): There is no direct reference to her own childhood in the novel. | make reference to: Winston made no reference to what had happened. | a passing reference (to) …

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  • 57Book series — A book series is a sequence of books with certain characteristics in common that are formally identified together as a group. Book series can be organized in different ways, such as written by the same author, or marketed as a group by their… …

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  • 58Book of Nahum — Hebrew Bible Tanakh …

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  • 59Book of Jasher (Biblical references) — The Book of Jasher is the normal English name (used by e.g. the King James Bible) of a work known in the original Hebrew as Sefer haYashar, (ספר הישר; also transliterated Sēper haiYāšār ). It is the best known of several Lost books of the Old… …

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  • 60reference — /ˈrɛfrəns / (say refruhns) noun 1. the act or fact of referring. 2. direction of the attention: marks of reference. 3. a directing of attention; allusion. 4. a direction in a book or writing to some book, passage, etc.: to look up a reference. 5 …