Usually means: Informational resource for quick consultation.
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General (17 matching dictionaries)
  1. reference book: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. reference book: Merriam-Webster
  3. reference book: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. reference book: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. reference book: Collins English Dictionary
  6. reference book: Vocabulary.com
  7. reference book: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. reference book: Wiktionary
  9. reference book: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. reference book: Dictionary.com
  11. Reference book: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. reference book: Rhymezone
  13. reference book: FreeDictionary.org
  14. reference book: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. reference book: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. reference book: Legal dictionary
  2. BusinessDictionary.com (No longer online)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. reference book: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (reference book)

▸ noun:  A book providing factual information.
▸ noun:  (library) A book that can be consulted in the library but cannot be borrowed.

Similar:
reference work, reference, book of facts, field book, databook, factbook, book of reference, blue book, handbook, field-book, more...

Opposite:
fiction book, non-reference book, narrative book

Types:
dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, almanac, atlas, more...

Phrases:
library reference book, more...

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Similar:
reference work, reference, book of facts, field book, databook, factbook, book of reference, blue book, handbook, field-book, more...

Opposite:
fiction book, non-reference book, narrative book

Types:
dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, almanac, atlas, more...

Phrases:
library reference book, more...



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