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Book - Wiktionary, The Free Dictionary
Book - Wiktionary, The Free Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
Rhymes: -ʊk
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
boke (obsolete)
booke (archaic)
Noun
A hard-cover book
The coat of arms of Oxford (like
several other universities) depicts a
book.
Synonyms
See Thesaurus:book
Hyponyms
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Derived terms
ABC book
absey-book
absey book
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Descendants
Translations
See book/translations § Noun.
See also
incunable
scroll
tome
volume
Etymology 2
Verb
1.
2. (transitive) To reserve (something) for
future use. quotations ▼
I want to book a hotel room for
tomorrow night.
I can book tickets for the concert
next week.
synonym ▲
Synonym: reserve
Derived terms
Translations
See book/translations § Verb.
Etymology 3
Verb
book
References
1. ^ “Book (https://books.google.com/bo
oks?id=HE8OAAAAQAAJ&pg=PT13
7) ” in John Walker, A Critical
Pronouncing Dictionary […] , London:
Sold by G. G. J. and J. Robinſon,
Paternoſter Row; and T. Cadell, in the
Strand, 1791, →OCLC (https://www.wo
rldcat.org/title/37805775) , page 118,
column 2.
2. ^ Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The
Official Dictionary of Poker (http://ww
w.poker1.com/mcu/pokerdictionary/m
culib_dictionary_info.asp) . MGI/Mike
Caro University. →ISBN
Anagrams
Alternative forms
卜
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
book
1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) to
book; to reserve
Related terms
booking
Limburgish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /boːk/
Hyphenation: book
Rhymes: -oːk
Noun
book n
bokebazel
bokebijeinzeumering
bokebon
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Mansaka
Noun
book
1. piece
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
book
Etymology 2
Noun
book
Verb
book
1. imperative of booke
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