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hand⋅book

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–noun
1. a book of instruction or guidance, as for an occupation; manual: a handbook of radio.
2. a guidebook for travelers: a handbook of Italy.
3. a reference book in a particular field: a medical handbook.
4. a scholarly book on a specific subject, often consisting of separate essays or articles: a handbook of lectures on criticism.
Origin:
trans. of G Handbuch
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hand·book   (hānd'bŏŏk')   
n.  

  1. A concise manual or reference book providing specific information or instruction about a subject or place.

  2. Games

    1. A book in which off-track bets are recorded.

    2. A place where off-track bets are taken.

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Word Origin & History

handbook 
O.E. handboc, translating L. manualis. Displaced in M.E. by manual (from O.Fr.), and later in part by Gk. enchiridion (16c., from en- "in" + kheir "hand" + -idion dim. suffix). Reintroduced 1814, but execrated through much of 19c. as "that very ugly and very unnecessary word." [Trench]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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