reference work

English

Etymology

reference + work

Noun

reference work (plural reference works)

A compendium of information which is not intended to be read from beginning to end, and is compiled for ease of reference. Examples include encyclopedias and dictionaries.

Synonyms

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Translations

compendium of information

Dutch: naslagwerk (nl) n
Finnish: hakuteos (fi)
German: Nachschlagewerk (de) n
Norwegian:
Bokmål: oppslagsverk (no) n

Nynorsk: oppslagsverk n

Polish: vademecum (pl) n, informator (pl) m, poradnik m
Romanian: lucrare de referință f, compendiu de consultare n
Russian: спра́вочный материа́л m (správočnyj materiál), (usually in plural :)спра́вочные материа́лы pl (správočnyje materiály)

See also

reference work on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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