noun. A lexicon, vocabulary, or dictionary.

noun. A book containing words with their explanations, arranged in alphabetical or other regular order; a vocabulary; a dictionary; a lexicon.

noun. A collection of words; a vocabulary; a dictionary; a lexicon.

noun. A dictionary or other reference book that lists words; a lexicon, vocabulary.

noun. The libretto of an opera.

noun. a reference book containing words (usually with their meanings)

"When the Bible is hard to understand, that is an important clue - not that we should get a Bible wordbook and begin looking for words that sound like the name of a president, but that we should instead put effort into learning the relevant languages, history and other such background materials."

book of facts  reference  reference book  reference work  

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