handbook
A topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, regardless of…A topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, regardless of size, but archetypally one to be kept readily at hand.
» Tom spent the afternoon reading a survival handbook.
Значення
значень: 2A topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, regardless of size, but archetypally one to be kept readily at hand.
Handbuch
спра́вочникsprávočnik, посо́биеposóbije
довідни́кdovidnýk, посі́бникposíbnyk
(США)A place where illicit bets can be placed.
- a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location
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речень: 8Tom spent the afternoon reading a survival handbook.
I consulted the handbook.
ruЯ сверился с руководством.
The school handbook lists impermissible forms of protest on campus.
This new gardening handbook could be a useful resource for plant lovers.
This is a good handbook.
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Походження
From Middle English handbok, from Old English handbōc (“handbook”), possibly reinforced asFrom Middle English handbok, from Old English handbōc (“handbook”), possibly reinforced as a calque of German Handbuch (“handbook”). By surface analysis, hand + book. Compare West Frisian hânboek (“handbook”), Dutch handboek (“handbook”), German Low German Handbook (“handbook”), Danish håndbog (“handbook”), Swedish handbok (“handbook”), Icelandic handbók (“handbook”).
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множина: handbooksСиноніми
синонімів: 3- a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location:enchiridionvade mecum