Originally: a book small enough to be easily portable and intended to be kept close to hand, typically one containing a collection of passages…
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| 释义 | society > communication > book > kind of book > textbook or book of instructions > [noun] > small or concise (8) handbookOE Originally: a book small enough to be easily portable and intended to be kept close to hand, typically one containing a collection of passages… manualc1475 gen. A handbook or textbook, esp. a small or compendious one; a concise treatise, an abridgement. Also in extended use. porteous1508 In extended use: a manual (of some subject). Obsolete. enchiridion1541 A handbook or manual; a concise treatise serving as a guide or for reference. theatre?1566 A book giving a ‘view’ or ‘conspectus’ of some subject; a textbook, manual, treatise. (Chiefly in titles of such books.) Obsolete. vade-mecum1629 A book or manual suitable for carrying about with one for ready reference; a handbook or guidebook. (Sometimes used as the title of such a work.) handybook?1786 = handbook, n. 1a. CliffsNotes1959 A proprietary name for: any of a series of prepared notes used as study guides for literary works and other (esp. secondary school) subject… |
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