wordbook

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wordbook

/ˈwɝdˌbʊk/ US
/ˈwɜːdˌbʊk/ UK

Where it comes from

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”).

noun wordbooks

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

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MLA

"wordbook." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wordbook. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

wordbook. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wordbook

Chicago

"wordbook." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wordbook.

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@misc{wordbook_2026,
  title = {wordbook},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wordbook},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}