noun.
A writing; a written instrument or document, especially one granting land; a deed.
noun.
A treatise, written or printed on any material, and put together in any convenient form, as in the long parchment rolls of the Jews, in the bundles of bamboo tablets in use among the Chinese before the invention of paper, or in leaves of paper bound together, as is usual in modern times; a literary composition, especially one of considerable length, whether written or printed.
noun.
Specifically, the Bible.
noun.
A collection of written or printed sheets fastened or bound together, especially one larger than a pamphlet; a volume: as, this book is one of a set or series.
noun.
A particular subdivision of a literary composition; one of the larger divisions used in classifying topics, periods, etc.
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Figuratively, anything that serves for the recording of facts or events: as, the book of Nature.