wordbook

1590, from word +‎ book. Compare West Frisian wurdboek (“dictionary”), German Low German Woordenbook, Wöörbook (“dictionary”), Dutch woordenboek (“dictionary”), German Wörterbuch (“dictionary”), Danish ordbog (“dictionary”), Swedish ordbok (“dictionary”).

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈwɝdˌbʊk/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwɜːdˌbʊk/

wordbook (plural wordbooks)

1. (sometimes puristic) A reference book that lists words.

   Hyponyms: dictionary, thesaurus

   1. (especially) A dictionary.
   2. A reference book that focuses mainly on lexicon (vocabulary), spelling, and (sometimes) syllabication, but with little to no information about definitions, synonyms, history, or usage.

      Coordinate terms: dictionary, thesaurus

2. The libretto of an opera.

• (reference book): See Thesaurus:dictionary

• book word, book-word