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   book

   /bʊk/

   noun

   • 1. a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers: "a book of selected poems" Similar volumetomeworkprinted workpublicationtitleopustreatisenovelstorybookmanualhandbookguidecompanionreference bookpaperbackhardbacksoftbackhistorical:yellowback
   • ▪ a literary composition that is published or intended for publication as a book: "he's writing a book about his experiences"
   • ▪ a main division of a literary work or of the Bible: "the Book of Genesis"
   • ▪ the libretto of a musical or opera, or the script of a play.
   • ▪ used to refer to studying: "he was so deep in his books he would forget to eat"
   • ▪ the phone directory for the area in which someone lives: "is your name in the book?"
   • ▪ a magazine: informal, dated "women's books like Cosmopolitan and Ladies' Home Journal"
   • ▪ an imaginary record or list (often used to emphasize the comprehensiveness of someone's actions or experience): "she felt every emotion in the book of love"
   • 2. a bound set of blank sheets for writing in: "an accounts book" Similar notepadnotebookpadmemo padexercise bookbinderledgerrecord bookloglogbookchroniclejournaldiarydaybookjotterpocketbookscratch padcahier
   • ▪ a set of records or accounts: "a bid to balance the books" Similar accountsrecordsarchivesaccount bookrecord bookledgerlogbalance sheetfinancial statement
   • ▪ a bookmaker's record of bets accepted and money paid out.
   • ▪ the notebook in which a referee writes the names of players who are cautioned for foul play: "his name went into the book for a foul on Smyth"
   • ▪ the first six tricks taken by the declarer in a hand of bridge, after which further tricks count towards fulfilling the contract.
   • 3. a set of tickets, stamps, matches, samples of cloth, etc., bound together: "a pattern book"

   verb

   • 1. reserve (accommodation, a place, etc.); buy (a ticket) in advance: "I have booked a table at the Swan" Similar reservemake a reservation forarrange in advanceprearrangearrange forordercharterhireinformal:bagdated:engagebespeakarrangeprogrammescheduletimetableline upsecurefix uplay onslate
   • ▪ reserve accommodation for (someone): "his secretary had booked him into the Howard Hotel"
   • ▪ register one's arrival at a hotel: "he booked in at a hotel"
   • ▪ engage (a performer or guest) for an event: "the promoter booked him for another appearance"
   • ▪ have all places reserved; be full: "at weekends we're usually booked up"
   • 2. make an official note of the personal details of (a person who has broken a law or rule): "the cop booked me and took me down to the station"
   • ▪ (of a referee) note down the name of (a player) who is cautioned for foul play: "McMahon was booked for a foul"
   • 3. leave suddenly: informal US "they just ate your pizza and drank your soda and booked"
   • ▪ move quickly; hurry: "my sister and I booked to the playground"

   Word Origin Old Englishbōc (originally also ‘a document or charter’), bōcian ‘to grant by charter’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boek and German Buch, and probably to beech (on which runes were carved).

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   • Definition of book noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [countable] a set of printed pages that are fastened inside a cover so that you can turn them and read them His desk was covered with piles of books. Want to learn more? [countable] a written work published in printed or electronic form

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   • A book is a medium for recording information in the form of writing or images. Books are typically composed of many pages, bound together and protected by a cover. Modern bound books were preceded by many other written mediums, such as the codex and the scroll.

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   • A book is a number of pieces of paper, usually with words printed on them, which are fastened together and fixed inside a cover of stronger paper or cardboard. Books contain information, stories, or poetry, for example. His eighth book came out earlier this year and was an instant bestseller.

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