"open-book" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: open book [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} open-book (not comparable)
  1. (education) Designating exams in which specified external resources, potentially including textbooks, glossaries, study notes, calculators, etc. may be used. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Education Coordinate_terms: open-notes, take-home Translations (referring to certain exams): 開卷 /开卷 (kāijuàn) (Chinese Mandarin), aineistokoe (english: open-book exam) (Finnish), jossa saa käyttää omia materiaaleja (Finnish), à cours ouvert (French), 오픈북 (opeunbuk) (Korean), egzamin z notatkami [masculine] (Polish)
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      "word": "closed-book"
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  ],
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    {
      "form": "open book",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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    }
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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        },
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          "orig": "en:Education",
          "parents": [
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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      "coordinate_terms": [
        {
          "word": "open-notes"
        },
        {
          "word": "take-home"
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        ],
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        ],
        [
          "resource",
          "resource#English"
        ],
        [
          "textbook",
          "textbook#English"
        ],
        [
          "glossaries",
          "glossary#English"
        ],
        [
          "study",
          "study#English"
        ],
        [
          "note",
          "note#English"
        ],
        [
          "calculator",
          "calculator#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "(education) Designating exams in which specified external resources, potentially including textbooks, glossaries, study notes, calculators, etc. may be used."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "education"
      ],
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "kāijuàn",
          "sense": "referring to certain exams",
          "word": "開卷 /开卷"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "english": "open-book exam",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "referring to certain exams",
          "word": "aineistokoe"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "referring to certain exams",
          "word": "jossa saa käyttää omia materiaaleja"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "referring to certain exams",
          "word": "à cours ouvert"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "opeunbuk",
          "sense": "referring to certain exams",
          "word": "오픈북"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "referring to certain exams",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "egzamin z notatkami"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "open-book"
}
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    {
      "word": "closed-book"
    }
  ],
  "coordinate_terms": [
    {
      "word": "open-notes"
    },
    {
      "word": "take-home"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "open book",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "open-book (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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        "Pages with 1 entry",
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        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with Korean translations",
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        "Terms with Polish translations",
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        "Designating exams in which specified external resources, potentially including textbooks, glossaries, study notes, calculators, etc. may be used."
      ],
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        [
          "education",
          "education"
        ],
        [
          "exam",
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        ],
        [
          "external",
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        ],
        [
          "resource",
          "resource#English"
        ],
        [
          "textbook",
          "textbook#English"
        ],
        [
          "glossaries",
          "glossary#English"
        ],
        [
          "study",
          "study#English"
        ],
        [
          "note",
          "note#English"
        ],
        [
          "calculator",
          "calculator#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "(education) Designating exams in which specified external resources, potentially including textbooks, glossaries, study notes, calculators, etc. may be used."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "education"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kāijuàn",
      "sense": "referring to certain exams",
      "word": "開卷 /开卷"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "open-book exam",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "referring to certain exams",
      "word": "aineistokoe"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "referring to certain exams",
      "word": "jossa saa käyttää omia materiaaleja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "referring to certain exams",
      "word": "à cours ouvert"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "opeunbuk",
      "sense": "referring to certain exams",
      "word": "오픈북"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "referring to certain exams",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "egzamin z notatkami"
    }
  ],
  "word": "open-book"
}

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