"rulebook" meaning in English

See rulebook in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rulebook.wav [Southern-England] Forms: rulebooks [plural]
Etymology: rule + book. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|rule|book}} rule + book Head templates: {{en-noun}} rulebook (plural rulebooks)
  1. A book containing a set of rules. Categories (topical): Directives Synonyms: rule book, rule-book Related terms: ruleset, throw the rulebook at Translations (a book containing rules): sääntökirja (Finnish), règlement [masculine] (French), règles [feminine, plural] (French), pravilnik [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)

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