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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
- 2. a bound set of blank sheets for writing in: "an accounts book" Similar
verb
- 1. reserve (accommodation, a place, etc.); buy (a ticket) in advance: "I have booked a table at the Swan" Similar
- 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"
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BOOK definition: 1. a written text that can be published in printed or electronic form: 2. a set of pages that have…. Learn more.
a. : a set of written sheets of skin or paper or tablets of wood or ivory. b. : a set of written, printed, or blank sheets bound together between a front and back cover. an address book. c. : a long written or printed literary composition. reading a good book. reference books.
Book definition: a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.. See examples of BOOK used in a sentence.
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.
n. 1. a. A set of written, printed, or blank pages fastened along one side and encased between protective covers. b. An e-book or other electronic resource structured like a book. 2. a. A printed or written literary work: Did you ever finish writing that book? b. A main division of a larger printed or written work: a book of the Old Testament. 3.
to arrange to use or do something at a particular time in the future: to book a ticket / hotel room. We've booked a trip to Spain for next month. Sorry, the hotel is fully booked (= has no more rooms). More examples.
Definition of book noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
BOOK meaning: 1 : a set of printed sheets of paper that are held together inside a cover a long written work sometimes used figuratively; 2 : a long written work that can be read on a computer e-book
The noun book can refer to a bunch of pages bound together, as in a book you read, but also a book of tickets or stamps, a section of a larger work of literature (like a book of the Bible), or the written script of a stage play.
Historian of books James Raven has suggested that when studying how books have been used to communicate, they should be defined in a broadly inclusive way as "portable, durable, replicable and legible" means of recording and disseminating information, rather than by physical or contextual features.