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handbook

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noundocument giving instruction, information

Word Origin & History

Old English handboc; see hand (n.) + book (N.). It translates Latin manualis, and was displaced in Middle English by manual (from French), and later in part by enchiridion (from Greek). Reintroduced 1814, but execrated through much of 19c. as "that very ugly and very unnecessary word" [Trench].

Example Sentences for handbook

As far as possible mere matters of opinion have been excluded from this handbook.

At all events here it is—this program or handbook of the beliefs for a people.

Well, it's loitering in a gambling resort and playing the handbook.

"So the Handbook tacticians knew what they were about," Stryker said minutes later.

For details as to these matters, see my Handbook of Astronomy, ...

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Synonyms for handbook

noun document giving instruction, information

directory
guidebook
manual
text
textbook
Bible
compendium
enchiridion
encyclopedia
fundamentals
guide
instruction book
vade mecum

More words related to handbook

bible

noun. holy book; authoritative book

authority
creed
doctrine
guide
guidebook
handbook
manual
sacred writ
sacred writings
scripture
testament
text
the good news

book

noun. published document

Bible
album
atlas
bestseller
booklet
brochure
codex
compendium
copy
dictionary
dissertation
edition
encyclopedia
essay
fiction
folio
handbook
hardcover
leaflet
lexicon
magazine
manual
monograph
nonfiction
novel
octavo
offprint
omnibus
opus
opuscule
pamphlet
paperback
periodical
portfolio
preprint
primer
publication
quarto
reader
reprint
roll
scroll
softcover
speller
text
textbook
thesaurus
tome
tract
treatise
vade mecum
volume
work
writing

books

noun. published document

Bible
album
atlas
bestseller
booklet
brochure
codex
compendium
copy
dictionary
dissertation
edition
encyclopedia
essay
fiction
folio
handbook
hardcover
leaflet
lexicon
magazine
manual
monograph
nonfiction
novel
octavo
offprint
omnibus
opus
opuscule
pamphlet
paperback
periodical
portfolio
preprint
primer
publication
quarto
reader
reprint
roll
scroll
softcover
speller
text
textbook
thesaurus
tome
tract
treatise
vade mecum
volume
work
writing

compendium

noun. abridgment

abstract
aperçu
brief
conspectus
digest
epitome
essence
guide
handbook
manual
overview
pandect
précis
sketch
summary
survey
syllabus
sylloge

guide

noun. information, instructions

ABCs
Bible
beacon
bellwether
catalog
chapter and verse
clue
compendium
directory
enchiridion
guidebook
guiding light
handbook
hot lead
key
landmark
lodestar
manual
mark
marker
no-no's
pointer
print
sign
signal
signpost
telltale
the book
the numbers
tip-off
vade mecum

guides