English > handbook: 1 sense > noun 1, communication| Meaning | A concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location. |
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| Synonyms | enchiridion, vade mecum |
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| Narrower | bible | A book regarded as authoritative in its field |
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| guidebook, guide | Something that offers basic information or instruction |
| manual | A small handbook |
| reckoner, ready reckoner | A handbook of tables used to facilitate computation |
| Broader | reference book, reference, reference work, book of facts | A book to which you can refer for authoritative facts |
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| Spanish | enchiridion, manual, vademécum |
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| Catalan | enchiridion, manual, vademécum, vademècum |
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