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  • 41book — [[t]bʊk[/t]] n. 1) a long written or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usu. on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers: a book of poems; a book of short stories[/ex] 2) such a literary work in any format: Do you like… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 42Book of Qi — Qi Shu redirects here. For the Taiwanese actress, see Shu Qi. A page from a Ming Dynasty edition of the Book of Qi The Book of Qi or Book of Southern Qi (Chinese: 齊書/南齊書; pinyin: Qí Shū/Nánqí Shū) is a history of the Chinese dynasty …

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  • 43book — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bōc; akin to Old High German buoh book, Gothic boka letter Date: before 12th century 1. a. a set of written sheets of skin or paper or tablets of wood or ivory b. a set of written, printed, or… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 44book — bookmaker [ bukmɛkɶr ] n. m. • 1855; mot angl. , de book « livre » et maker « celui qui fait » ♦ Celui qui, dans les courses de chevaux, prend des paris et les inscrit. Des bookmakers. Abrév. fam. BOOK [ buk ]. Des books. ● book nom masculin… …

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  • 45Book —    This word has a comprehensive meaning in Scripture. In the Old Testament it is the rendering of the Hebrew word sepher, which properly means a writing, and then a volume (Ex. 17:14; Deut. 28:58; 29:20; Job 19:23) or roll of a book (Jer. 36:2,… …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 46book — noun 1》 a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers.     ↘a main division of a literary work or of the Bible. 2》 a bound set of blank sheets for writing in: an accounts book.… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 47book — {{11}}book (n.) O.E. boc book, writing, written document, traditionally from P.Gmc. *bokiz beech (Cf. Ger. Buch book Buche beech; see BEECH (Cf. beech)), the notion being of beechwood tablets on which runes were inscribed, but it may be from the… …

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  • 48book — 1. noun 1) Nadine and Ian have recommended some good books Syn: volume, tome, publication, title; novel, storybook, anthology, treatise, manual; paperback, hardback, pocket book, e book 2) he scribbled in his book …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 49Book TV — For the Canadian specialty channel, see BookTelevision Book TV is the collective name for weekend programming about upcoming and established authors broadcast by C SPAN on the C SPAN2 channel. On most weekends, that channel transitions from its… …

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  • 50book — /bυk/ noun 1. a set of sheets of paper attached together ♦ a company’s books the financial records of a company 2. ♦ to make a book to have a list of shares which he or she is prepared to buy or sell on behalf of clients COMMENT: The books of… …

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