"spellbook" meaning in English

See spellbook in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: spellbooks [plural]
Etymology: From spell + book. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|spell|book}} spell + book Head templates: {{en-noun}} spellbook (plural spellbooks)
  1. A book of magic spells. Categories (topical): Occult Hyponyms: grimoire Translations (book of magic spells): 魔導書 (madōsho) (alt: まどうしょ) (Japanese), witch-book (Scots), libro de hechizos [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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