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book
n. printed work which is bound together; publication; notebook; bundle, set of things (such as:stamps, matches, tickets and more) bound together
 
v. record, inscribe; indicate; order in advance; reserve


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Book
A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of paper, parchment, or other material, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf, and each side of a sheet is called a page. A book produced in electronic format is known as an e-book.
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Keturi brūkšniai
The book usually titled as ---- is a polemical book by Lithuanian historian Edvardas Gudavičius, written in Lithuanian. It was published in 2002 by Aidai in Vilnius (ISBN 9955-445-55-6). It does not have any proper title, but publishers and book sellers usually put four dashes as the title.
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Book
Noun
1. the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina
(synonym) Koran, Quran, al-Qur'an
(hypernym) sacred text, sacred writing, religious writing, religious text
(part-meronym) sura
2. the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"
(synonym) Bible, Christian Bible, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word of God, Word
(hypernym) sacred text, sacred writing, religious writing, religious text
(hyponym) family Bible
(part-meronym) Old Testament
(class) covenant

 
book
Noun
1. a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics"
(hypernym) publication
(hyponym) authority
(part-meronym) signature
2. physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop"
(synonym) volume
(hypernym) product, production
(hyponym) album
(part-meronym) binding, book binding, cover, back
3. a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books"
(synonym) ledger, leger, account book, book of account
(hypernym) record
(hyponym) cost ledger
(member-meronym) accounting, accounting system, method of accounting
4. a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge; "he bought a book of stamps"
(hypernym) product, production
5. a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone; "Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'"; "his name is in all the recordbooks"
(synonym) record, record book
(hypernym) fact
(hyponym) logbook
6. a major division of a long written composition; "the book of Isaiah"
(hypernym) section, subdivision
(hyponym) Genesis, Book of Genesis
(part-holonym) text, textual matter
7. a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
(synonym) script, playscript
(hypernym) dramatic composition, dramatic work
(hyponym) promptbook, prompt copy
8. a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; "they run things by the book around here"
(synonym) rule book
(hypernym) collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
(part-meronym) rule, prescript
Verb
1. record a charge in a police register; "The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man"
(hypernym) record, enter, put down
(hyponym) ticket, fine
2. arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's"
(synonym) reserve, hold
(hypernym) request, bespeak, call for, quest
(hyponym) keep open, hold open, keep, save
(entail) procure, secure
(verb-group) reserve
(derivation) booking, reservation
3. engage for a performance; "Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo"
(hypernym) schedule
(derivation) booker, booking agent
4. register in a hotel booker
(hypernym) register
(derivation) booking, reservation


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Book
(v. t.)
To mark out for; to destine or assign for; as, he is booked for the valedictory.
  
 
(v. t.)
To enter, write, or register in a book or list.
  
 
(v. t.)
To enter the name of (any one) in a book for the purpose of securing a passage, conveyance, or seat; as, to be booked for Southampton; to book a seat in a theater.
  
 
(n.)
Six tricks taken by one side, in the game of whist; in certain other games, two or more corresponding cards, forming a set.
  
 
(n.)
A volume or collection of sheets in which accounts are kept; a register of debts and credits, receipts and expenditures, etc.
  
 
(n.)
A part or subdivision of a treatise or literary work; as, the tenth book of "Paradise Lost."
  
 
(n.)
A composition, written or printed; a treatise.
  
 
(n.)
A collection of sheets of paper, or similar material, blank, written, or printed, bound together; commonly, many folded and bound sheets containing continuous printing or writing.
  

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Campbell R. Harvey's Hypertextual Finance DictionaryDownload this dictionary
Book
A banker or trader's positions.


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