"bookwork" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: book + work Etymology templates: {{compound|en|book|work}} book + work Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} bookwork (uncountable)
  1. Accounting work; book keeping. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-bookwork-en-noun-50muxuCn Categories (other): English endocentric compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 36 14 22 28 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 2 18 16 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 61 3 18 18
  2. The art and science of formatting books. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-bookwork-en-noun-9F0jJCDn
  3. Work done with the aid of textbooks. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-bookwork-en-noun-yJrAtNo3
  4. (chiefly University of Cambridge) The act of memorising information; used attributively to describe or denote questions that test information learned rather than requiring additional thought. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-bookwork-en-noun-WSGR~Zuh

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