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hand·book  (hndbk)
n.
1. A concise manual or reference book providing specific information or instruction about a subject or place.
2. Games
a. A book in which off-track bets are recorded.
b. A place where off-track bets are taken.

handbook [ˈhændˌbʊk]
n
(Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) a reference book listing brief facts on a subject or place or directions for maintenance or repair, as of a car a tourists' handbook
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.handbookhandbook - a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location
book of facts, reference book, reference work, reference - a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic"
manual - a small handbook
bible - a book regarded as authoritative in its field
guidebook, guide - something that offers basic information or instruction
ready reckoner, reckoner - a handbook of tables used to facilitate computation

handbook
noun guidebook, guide, manual, instruction book, Baedeker, vade mecum It would be wise to purchase a handbook on the subject.
Translations
handbook [ˈhændbʊk] N (= manual) → manual m; (= guide) → guía f

handbook [ˈhændbʊk] n (= manual) → manuel m

handbook [ˈhændˌbʊk] n (manual) → manuale m, libretto di istruzioni; (for tourists) → guida (turistica)
handbook [ˈhændˌbʊk] n (manual) → manuale m, libretto di istruzioni; (for tourists) → guida (turistica)

handbook دليل příručka håndbog Handbuch εγχειρίδιο manual käsikirja manuel priručnik manuale ハンドブック 안내서 handboek håndbok podręcznik apostila, manual справочник handbok หนังสือคู่มือ referans kitabı sổ tay hướng dẫn 手册


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In order to qualify herself as a nurse she read a handbook of physiology, which Mrs.
Taking up Baedeker's Handbook to Northern Italy, she committed to memory the most important dates of Florentine History.
Aristotle's Politics, then, is a handbook for the legislator, the expert who is to be called in when a state wants help.
 
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