Dictionary

reference book en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. A book providing factual information.
   • The Red Book is the standard reference book for those naming inorganic chemical compounds.
2. (qualifier:library) A book that can be consulted in the library but cannot be borrowed.
   • I wanted to take out the encyclopedia, but the librarian said it was a reference book.

Forms

Hypernyms

reference work

Synonyms

book of reference · sourcebook

Translations (35)

hu segédkönyv (book providing factual information) · vi sách hướng dẫn (book providing factual information) · fr livre de référence (book providing factual information) · pt livro de consulta (library: book that may not be borrowed) · et teatmeteos (book providing factual information) · de Präsenzbestand (library: book that may not be borrowed) · bg спра́вочник (book providing factual information) · nl naslagwerk (book providing factual information) · ru спра́вочник (book providing factual information) · fi lähdeteos (book providing factual information) · ko 참고서 (book providing factual information) · de Nachschlagewerk (book providing factual information) · ml ഗ്രന്ഥം (book providing factual information) · be даве́днік (book providing factual information) · cmn 工具書 /工具书 (library: book that may not be borrowed) · pt livro de consulta (book providing factual information) · uk дові́дник (book providing factual information) · tl sangguniang aklat (book providing factual information) · nb referansebok (book providing factual information) · cmn 參考書 /参考书 (book providing factual information) · fi käsikirjaston kirja (library: book that may not be borrowed) · th หนังสืออ้างอิง (book providing factual information) · ar كِتَاب مَرْجِعِيّ (book providing factual information) · tl sangguniang aklat (library: book that may not be borrowed) · cmn 參考書 /参考书 (library: book that may not be borrowed) · cmn 工具書 /工具书 (book providing factual information) · ja 参考書 (book providing factual information) · nn referansebok (library: book that may not be borrowed) · gu સંદર્ભગ્રંથ (book providing factual information) · mi pukatara (book providing factual information) · vi sách chỉ dẫn (book providing factual information) · nb referansebok (library: book that may not be borrowed) · nn referansebok (book providing factual information) · gd leabhar-fiosrachaidh (book providing factual information) · de Referenzbuch (book providing factual information)