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Reference work   /rˈɛfərəns wərk/   Listen
Reference work

noun
1.
A book to which you can refer for authoritative facts.  Synonyms: book of facts, reference, reference book.






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"Reference work" Quotes from Famous Books



... useful reference work in connection with our early literature is American History Told by Contemporaries, edited by Hart, 4 vols. (Macmillan). The American History Series, 6 vols. (Scribner), tells the story of America by epochs, the different epochs being treated by different authors. ...
— Outlines of English and American Literature • William J. Long

... Reference work in libraries large and small has for its first rule: Meet the inquirer more than half way. To the stranger a library is often an oppressive place, an awesome place—in his imagination. He comes in shyly; ...
— A Library Primer • John Cotton Dana



Words linked to "Reference work" :   reference, book, yearly, cyclopaedia, atlas, cyclopedia, encyclopedia, wordbook, encyclopaedia, cookery book, map collection, instruction book, yearbook, handbook, book of maps, directory, vade mecum, source book, cookbook, annual, enchiridion



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