"handbook" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: handbooks [plural]
Etymology: 1814, from hand + book, or perhaps a reintroduction of Middle English hond book, hondebooke, from Old English handbōc (“handbook”), or a calque of German Handbuch (“handbook”). Compare Dutch handboek, Danish håndbog, Swedish handbok. Etymology templates: {{af|en|hand|book}} hand + book, {{bor|en|enm|hond book}} Middle English hond book, {{m|enm|hondebooke}} hondebooke, {{der|en|ang|handbōc|t=handbook}} Old English handbōc (“handbook”), {{calque|en|de|Handbuch|nocap=y|t=handbook}} calque of German Handbuch (“handbook”), {{cog|nl|handboek}} Dutch handboek, {{cog|da|håndbog}} Danish håndbog, {{cog|sv|handbok}} Swedish handbok Head templates: {{en-noun}} handbook (plural handbooks)
  1. A topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, regardless of size. Categories (topical): Reference works Translations (a book of reference): ἐγχειρίδιον (enkheirídion) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), ձեռնարկ (jeṙnark) (Armenian), eskuliburu (Basque), gidaliburu (Basque), даве́днік (davjédnik) [masculine] (Belarusian), справочник (spravočnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), наръчник (narǎčnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 手冊 (Chinese Mandarin), 手册 (shǒucè) (Chinese Mandarin), příručka [feminine] (Czech), håndbog [common-gender] (Danish), handboek [neuter] (Dutch), manlibro (Esperanto), käsikirja (Finnish), manuel [masculine] (French), Handbuch [neuter] (German), εγχειρίδιο (encheirídio) [neuter] (Greek), סֵפֶר עֵזֶר (séfer 'ézer) [masculine] (Hebrew), סֵפֶר כִּיס (séfer kís) [masculine] (Hebrew), ספר שימוש \ סֵפֶר שִׁמּוּשׁ (séfer shimúsh) [masculine] (Hebrew), लघु ग्रंथ (laghu granth) [masculine] (Hindi), kézikönyv (Hungarian), segédkönyv (Hungarian), tankönyv (Hungarian), handbók [feminine] (Icelandic), buku pegangan (Indonesian), manuale [masculine] (Italian), guida [feminine] (Italian), 便覧 (benran) (alt: べんらん) (Japanese), ハンドブック (handobukku) (Japanese), 手帳 (techō) (alt: てちょう) (Japanese), 手帖 (techō) (alt: てちょう) (Japanese), 案内書 (annaisho) (alt: あんないしょ) (Japanese), 편람 (pyeollam) (Korean), 안내서 (annaeseo) (Korean), 핸드북 (haendeubuk) (Korean), rokasgrāmata [feminine] (Latvian), при́рачник (príračnik) [masculine] (Macedonian), у́патство (úpatstvo) [neuter] (Macedonian), buku panduan (Malay), pukapuka aratohu (Maori), håndbok [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), handbōc [feminine] (Old English), podręcznik [masculine] (Polish), manual [masculine] (Portuguese), manual [neuter] (Romanian), спра́вочник (správočnik) [masculine] (Russian), посо́бие (posóbije) [neuter] (Russian), leabhar-làimhe [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), priručnik [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), دَستِينامو [masculine] (Sindhi), manual [masculine] (Spanish), prontuario [masculine] (Spanish), handbok [common-gender] (Swedish), dalaklat (Tagalog), довідни́к (dovidnýk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), sổ tay (Vietnamese), llawlyfr [masculine] (Welsh), hânboek [neuter] (West Frisian), האַנטבוך (hantbukh) [neuter] (Yiddish), האַנטביכל (hantbikhl) [neuter] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-handbook-en-noun-XnRIBh9q Disambiguation of Reference works: 81 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 66 34 Disambiguation of 'a book of reference': 91 9
  2. (US, gambling) A place where illicit bets can be placed. Tags: US Categories (topical): Gambling
    Sense id: en-handbook-en-noun-KWxwSXY5 Categories (other): American English Topics: gambling, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: employee handbook Coordinate_terms: manual

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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a book of reference",
          "word": "kézikönyv"
        },
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a book of reference",
          "word": "segédkönyv"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a book of reference",
          "word": "tankönyv"
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "a book of reference",
          "tags": [
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          "lang": "Indonesian",
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          "word": "buku pegangan"
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          "word": "guida"
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          "alt": "べんらん",
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          "word": "便覧"
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          "roman": "handobukku",
          "sense": "a book of reference",
          "word": "ハンドブック"
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          "alt": "てちょう",
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          "roman": "techō",
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          "word": "手帳"
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          "roman": "techō",
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          "word": "手帖"
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          "alt": "あんないしょ",
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          "sense": "a book of reference",
          "word": "案内書"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "pyeollam",
          "sense": "a book of reference",
          "word": "편람"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "annaeseo",
          "sense": "a book of reference",
          "word": "안내서"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "haendeubuk",
          "sense": "a book of reference",
          "word": "핸드북"
        },
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          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "a book of reference",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "rokasgrāmata"
        },
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "príračnik",
          "sense": "a book of reference",
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          "word": "при́рачник"
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "úpatstvo",
          "sense": "a book of reference",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "у́патство"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "a book of reference",
          "word": "buku panduan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "a book of reference",
          "word": "pukapuka aratohu"
        },
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "a book of reference",
          "tags": [
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            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "håndbok"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "a book of reference",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "handbōc"
        },
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "a book of reference",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "podręcznik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a book of reference",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "manual"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ro",
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          "word": "manual"
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "správočnik",
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          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "спра́вочник"
        },
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          "word": "посо́бие"
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          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
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          "word": "priručnik"
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          "sense": "a book of reference",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "دَستِينامو"
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        },
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          "sense": "a book of reference",
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          "word": "prontuario"
        },
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          "code": "tl",
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          "word": "dalaklat"
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "dovidnýk",
          "sense": "a book of reference",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "довідни́к"
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          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "a book of reference",
          "word": "sổ tay"
        },
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          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "a book of reference",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "llawlyfr"
        },
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          "code": "fy",
          "lang": "West Frisian",
          "sense": "a book of reference",
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        },
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          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "hantbukh",
          "sense": "a book of reference",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "האַנטבוך"
        },
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          "_dis1": "91 9",
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          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "hantbikhl",
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          "name": "American English",
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          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Gambling",
          "orig": "en:Gambling",
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            "Recreation",
            "Human activity",
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        {
          "ref": "1916, U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on interstate commerce, Prevention of Transmission of Race-gambling Bets, page 23",
          "text": "The extent of the business done in this line is not understood by those who have not looked into it. In New York there are 50 pool rooms and 500 handbooks; in East St. Louis, 20 handbooks; in Chicago, 5 pool rooms and 200 handbooks; […]",
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          "ref": "1961, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Gambling and Organized Crime: Hearings",
          "text": "Persons subject to his rule can be found operating, in addition to the wire service, wire service relays, handbooks, gambling houses, prostitution establishments, coin-operated device companies, bars, restaurants, night clubs, motels, […]",
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      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "jeṙnark",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "word": "ձեռնարկ"
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      "sense": "a book of reference",
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      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "word": "gidaliburu"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "spravočnik",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "справочник"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "narǎčnik",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "наръчник"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "word": "手冊"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shǒucè",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "word": "手册"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "příručka"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "håndbog"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "word": "manlibro"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "word": "käsikirja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "manuel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Handbuch"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    },
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      "code": "grc",
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      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "séfer 'ézer",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "סֵפֶר עֵזֶר"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "séfer kís",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
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      "word": "סֵפֶר כִּיס"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "séfer shimúsh",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "ספר שימוש \\ סֵפֶר שִׁמּוּשׁ"
    },
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "laghu granth",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "लघु ग्रंथ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "word": "kézikönyv"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "word": "segédkönyv"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "word": "tankönyv"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "handbók"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "word": "buku pegangan"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "manuale"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "guida"
    },
    {
      "alt": "べんらん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "benran",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "word": "便覧"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "handobukku",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
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      "alt": "てちょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
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      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "word": "手帳"
    },
    {
      "alt": "てちょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "techō",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "word": "手帖"
    },
    {
      "alt": "あんないしょ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "annaisho",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "word": "案内書"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "pyeollam",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "word": "편람"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "annaeseo",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "word": "안내서"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "haendeubuk",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "word": "핸드북"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rokasgrāmata"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "príračnik",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "при́рачник"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "úpatstvo",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "у́патство"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "word": "buku panduan"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "word": "pukapuka aratohu"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "håndbok"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "handbōc"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "podręcznik"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "manual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "manual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "správočnik",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "спра́вочник"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "posóbije",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "посо́бие"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "leabhar-làimhe"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "priručnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "sd",
      "lang": "Sindhi",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "دَستِينامو"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "manual"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prontuario"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "handbok"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "word": "dalaklat"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dovidnýk",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "довідни́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "word": "sổ tay"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "llawlyfr"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "hânboek"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "hantbukh",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "האַנטבוך"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "hantbikhl",
      "sense": "a book of reference",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "האַנטביכל"
    }
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    "handbook"
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}

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