English > book: 15 senses > noun 1, communicationMeaning | A written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together). |
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Example | "I am reading a good book on economics" |
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Instances | Das Kapital, Capital | A book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories |
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Erewhon | A satirical novel written by Samuel Butler (1872) describing a fictitious land |
Utopia | A book written by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island |
Parts | running head, running headline | A heading printed at the top of every page (or every other page) of a book |
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signature | A sheet with several pages printed on it |
Narrower | appointment book, appointment calendar | A book containing a calendar and space to keep a record of appointments |
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authority | An authoritative written work |
bestiary | A medieval book (usually illustrated) with allegorical and amusing descriptions of real and fabled animals |
booklet, brochure, folder, leaflet, pamphlet | A small book usually having a paper cover |
catalog, catalogue | A book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things |
catechism | An elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion |
copybook | A book containing models of good penmanship |
curiosa | books on strange or unusual subjects (especially erotica) |
formulary, pharmacopeia | (pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas / formulas and methods of preparation |
phrase book | A book containing common expressions in a foreign language along with their translations |
playbook | A book containing the scripts of one or more dramatic plays |
pop-up book, pop-up | A book (usually for children) that contains one or more pages such that a three-dimensional structure rises up when a page is opened |
prayer book, prayerbook | A book containing prayers |
reference book, reference, reference work, book of facts | A book to which you can refer for authoritative facts |
review copy | A copy of a newly published book that is sent for review to a writer or periodical |
songbook | A book containing a collection of songs |
storybook | A book containing a collection of stories (usually for children) |
textbook, text, text edition, schoolbook, school text | A book prepared for use in schools or colleges |
tome | A (usually) large and scholarly book |
trade book, trade edition | A book intended for general readership |
workbook | A student's book or booklet containing problems with spaces for solving them |
yearbook | A book published annually by the graduating class of a high school or college usually containing photographs of faculty and graduating students |
Broader | publication | A copy of a printed work offered for distribution |
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Spanish | libro |
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Catalan | llibre, llibres |
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Nouns | booklet | a small book usually having a paper cover |
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English > book: 15 senses > noun 2, artifactMeaning | physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together. |
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Example | "he used a large book as a doorstop" |
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Synonym | volume |
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Parts | binding, book binding, cover, back | The protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book |
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fore edge, foredge | The part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved |
spine, backbone | The part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved |
Narrower | album | A book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes |
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coffee-table book | An elaborate oversize book suitable for displaying on a coffee table |
folio | A book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages |
hardback, hardcover | A book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers |
journal | A record book as a physical object |
notebook | A book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda |
novel | A printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction |
order book | A book in which customers' orders are entered |
paperback book, paper-back book, paperback, softback book, softback, soft-cover book, soft-cover | A book with paper covers |
picture book | A book consisting chiefly of pictures |
sketchbook, sketch block, sketch pad | A book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be drawn |
Broader | product, production | An artifact that has been created by someone or some process |
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Spanish | ejemplar, libro, volumen |
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Catalan | exemplar, llibre, volum |
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Nouns | booklet | a small book usually having a paper cover |
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English > Book: 15 senses > noun 9, communicationMeaning | The sacred writings of the Christian religions. |
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Synonyms | Bible, Christian Bible, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word of God, Word |
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Category of | Gabriel | (Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God |
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Noah's flood, Noachian deluge, Noah and the Flood, the Flood | (Biblical) the great deluge that is said in the Book of Genesis to have occurred in the time of Noah |
covenant | (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return |
demythologize, demythologise | Remove the mythical element from (writings) |
eisegesis | personal interpretation of a text (especially of the Bible) using your own ideas |
exegesis | An explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible) |
Instances | American Standard Version, American Revised Version | A revised version of the King James Version |
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Authorized Version, King James Version, King James Bible | An English translation of the Bible published in 1611 |
Douay Bible, Douay Version, Douay-Rheims Bible, Douay-Rheims Version, Rheims-Douay Bible, Rheims-Douay Version | An English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic scholars |
New English Bible | A modern English version / version of the Bible and Apocrypha |
Revised Standard Version | A revision of the American Standard Version |
Revised Version | A British revision of the Authorized Version |
Vulgate | The Latin edition of the Bible translated from Hebrew and Greek mainly by St. Jerome at the end of the 4th century |
Parts | New Testament | The collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation |
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Old Testament | The collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people |
Testament | Either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible |
text | A passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon |
Narrower | family Bible | A large Bible with pages to record marriages and births |
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Broader | sacred text, sacred writing, religious writing, religious text | writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity |
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Spanish | Biblia cristiana, biblia, Biblia, el buen libro, La Biblia, la palabra, las escrituras, las sagradas escrituras, Libro |
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Catalan | biblia, Biblia, bíblia, Bíblia, La Bíblia |
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English > book: 15 senses > noun 10, communicationMeaning | A major division of a long written composition. |
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Example | "the book of Isaiah" |
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Instances | Acts of the Apostles, Acts | A New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome |
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Additions to Esther | An Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Esther |
Amos, Book of Amos | An Old Testament book telling Amos's prophecies |
Baruch, Book of Baruch | An Apocryphal book ascribed to Baruch |
Bel and the Dragon | An Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel |
Ben Sira, Sirach, Ecclesiasticus, Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach | An Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect) |
Daniel, Book of Daniel, Book of the Prophet Daniel | An Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic / apocalyptic visions / visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar |
Deuteronomy, Book of Deuteronomy | The fifth book of the Old Testament |
Ecclesiastes, Book of Ecclesiastes | An Old Testament book consisting of reflections on the vanity of human life |
Esther, Book of Esther | An Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre |
Exodus, Book of Exodus | The second book of the Old Testament |
Ezekiel, Ezechiel, Book of Ezekiel | An Old Testament book containing Ezekiel's prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent restoration |
Ezra, Book of Ezra | An Old Testament book telling of a rabbi's efforts in the 5th century BC to reconstitute Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity |
Genesis, Book of Genesis | The first book of the Old Testament |
Habakkuk, Habacuc, Book of Habakkuk | An Old Testament book telling Habakkuk's prophecies |
Haggai, Aggeus, Book of Haggai | An Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Haggai which are concerned mainly with rebuilding the temples after the Babylonian Captivity |
Hosea, Book of Hosea | An Old Testament book telling Hosea's prophecies |
II Chronicles, 2 Chronicles | The second of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC |
II Esdras, 2 Esdras | An Apocryphal book of angelic revelations |
II Kings, 2 Kings | The second of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel |
II Maccabees, 2 Maccabees | An Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus |
II Samuel, 2 Samuel | The second of two books of the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David |
I Chronicles, 1 Chronicles | The first of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC |
I Esdra, 1 Esdras | An Apocryphal book consisting of a compilation from I Chronicles and II Chronicles and Ezra and Nehemiah |
I Kings, 1 Kings | The first of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel |
I Maccabees, 1 Maccabees | An Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus |
I Samuel, 1 Samuel | The first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David |
Isaiah, Book of Isaiah | An Old Testament book consisting of Isaiah's prophecies |
Jeremiah, Book of Jeremiah | A book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah |
Job, Book of Job | A book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply |
Joel, Book of Joel | An Old Testament book telling Joel's prophecies |
John, Gospel According to John | The last of the four Gospels in the New Testament |
Jonah, Book of Jonah | A book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale |
Joshua, Josue, Book of Joshua | A book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites / Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses |
Judges, Book of Judges | A book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges |
Judith, Book of Judith | An Apocryphal book telling how Judith saved her people |
Lamentations, Book of Lamentations | An Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC |
Letter of Jeremiah, Epistle of Jeremiah | An Apocryphal book consisting of a letter ascribed to Jeremiah to the Jews in exile in Babylon warning them against idolatry |
Leviticus, Book of Leviticus | The third book of the Old Testament |
Luke, Gospel of Luke, Gospel According to Luke | One of the four Gospels in the New Testament |
Malachi, Malachias, Book of Malachi | An Old Testament book containing the prophecies of Malachi |
Mark, Gospel According to Mark | The shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament |
Matthew, Gospel According to Matthew | One of the Gospels in the New Testament |
Micah, Micheas, Book of Micah | An Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Micah foretelling the destruction of Jerusalem |
Nahum, Book of Nahum | An Old Testament book telling Nahum's prophecy of the fall of Nineveh |
Nehemiah, Book of Nehemiah | An Old Testament book telling how a Jewish official at the court of Artaxerxes I in 444 BC became a leader in rebuilding Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity |
Numbers, Book of Numbers | The fourth book of the Old Testament |
Obadiah, Abdias, Book of Obadiah | An Old Testament book telling Obadiah's prophecies |
Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Children | An Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel |
Proverbs, Book of Proverbs | An Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israeli sages (including Solomon) |
Psalms, Book of Psalms | An Old Testament book consisting of a collection of 150 Psalms |
Revelation, Revelation of Saint John the Divine, Apocalypse, Book of Revelation | The last book of the New Testament |
Ruth, Book of Ruth | A book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married an Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died |
Song of Songs, Song of Solomon, Canticle of Canticles, Canticles | An Old Testament book consisting of a collection of love poems traditionally attributed to Solomon but actually written much later |
Susanna, Book of Susanna | An Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel |
Tobit, Book of Tobit | An Apocryphal book that was a popular novel for several centuries |
Wisdom of Solomon, Wisdom | An Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation / meditation on wisdom / wisdom |
Zechariah, Zacharias, Book of Zachariah | An Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after the Babylonian Captivity |
Zephaniah, Sophonias, Book of Zephaniah | An Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zephaniah which are concerned mainly with the approaching judgment by God upon the sinners of Judah |
Part of | text, textual matter | The words of something written |
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Narrower | Epistle | A book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle |
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Broader | section, subdivision | A self-contained part of a larger / larger composition / composition (written or musical) |
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Spanish | libro |
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Catalan | llibre |
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