wordbook

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US/ˈwɝdˌbʊk/UK/ˈwɜːdˌbʊk/

noun

A dictionary.

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Meanings

nounwordbook (plural wordbooks)

plural wordbooks

  1. A reference book that lists words.
    1. especiallysometimes puristicA dictionary.
    2. sometimes puristicA reference book that focuses mainly on lexicon (vocabulary), spelling, and (sometimes) syllabication, but with little to no information about definitions, synonyms, history, or usage.
  2. The libretto of an opera.

Synonyms & antonyms

Narrower
dictionary
Also see
lexicon

Origin

1590, from word + book. Compare West Frisian wurdboek (“dictionary”), German Low German Woordenbook, Wöörbook (“dictionary”), Dutch woordenboek (“dictionary”), German Wörterbuch (“dictionary”), Danish ordbog (“dictionary”), Swedish ordbok (“dictionary”).

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Cite this entry
APA

wordbook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wordbook

MLA

“wordbook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wordbook. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wordbook,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wordbook.

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