Meanings
nounsourcebook (plural sourcebooks)
plural sourcebooks
- A book consisting of a collection of writings on a particular subject.
- roleplayingA publication intended to supplement the core materials of a roleplaying game.
That sourcebook is aimed at players of fighters, rogues, rangers, and warlords, and by design you're not going to find much in that book to appeal to other characters.
2008, James Wyatt, Bill Slavicsek, Richard Baker, Dungeon Master 4th Edition For Dummies, page 156
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Dutch bronnenboek, handboek
- bronnenboekbook of writings on a subject
- handboekbook of writings on a subject
Finnish lähdeteos, hakuteos
- lähdeteosbook of writings on a subject
- hakuteosbook of writings on a subject
- lähdekirjabook of writings on a subject
- lähdekirjapublication of a roleplaying game
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APA
sourcebook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sourcebook
MLA
“sourcebook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sourcebook. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sourcebook,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sourcebook.
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