Book

/buːk/

The meaning and definition of Book, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.
    “He was frustrated because he couldn't find anything about dinosaurs in the book.”
  2. A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets, but now sometimes electronically as an e-book.
    “I have three copies of his first book.”

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API

Synonyms account record booklet libretto tome volume

Origin

From Middle English book, from Old English boc.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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