"hornbook" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: hornbooks [plural]
Etymology: From horn + book. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|horn|book}} horn + book Head templates: {{en-noun}} hornbook (plural hornbooks)
  1. (historical) A single page containing the alphabet, covered with a sheet of transparent horn, formerly used for teaching children to read. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Education Synonyms: battledore
    Sense id: en-hornbook-en-noun-pAEZmIcg Disambiguation of Education: 55 45
  2. (law) A legal textbook that provides a basic overview of a particular area of law. Categories (topical): Law, Alphabets, Books, Education
    Sense id: en-hornbook-en-noun-wpm-G-v9 Disambiguation of Alphabets: 31 69 Disambiguation of Books: 11 89 Disambiguation of Education: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 20 80 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (hornbook): abecedarium (Dutch), abc-bok [common-gender] (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'hornbook': 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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