"Book" meaning in English

See Book in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: the Book [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=the Book}} the Book
  1. (Christianity) Ellipsis of the Good Book, the Bible. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: the Good Book (extra: the Bible)
    Sense id: en-Book-en-name-pxO1FZJm Categories (other): Christianity, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 18 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 70 17 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 16 7 Topics: Christianity
  2. (Islam) The Qur'an, especially its supposed divine form inclusive of the true teachings previously provided to the "People of the Book", Jews and Christians.
    Sense id: en-Book-en-name-G2JSCP93 Categories (other): Islam Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Books [plural]
Etymology: An Americanized form of German Buch, or alternatively a variant of Buck. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|Buch}} German Buch Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Book (plural Books)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Book-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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