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handbook

[hand-book]

noun

  1. a book of instruction or guidance, as for an occupation; manual.

    a handbook of radio.

  2. a guidebook for travelers.

    a handbook of Italy.

  3. a reference book in a particular field.

    a medical handbook.

  4. a scholarly book on a specific subject, often consisting of separate essays or articles.

    a handbook of lectures on criticism.



handbook

/ ˈæԻˌʊ /

noun

  1. a reference book listing brief facts on a subject or place or directions for maintenance or repair, as of a car

    a tourists' handbook

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of handbook1

Translation of German Handbuch
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"Equity across the school estate is a critical principle, and all designs must align with the Department of Education's school design handbook standards."

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Farooq, who was described as being on the autism spectrum by his defence team, had watched "anti-West propaganda" on Tiktok and downloaded terrorist handbooks, including one on how to make a bomb, the court heard.

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In simpler terms: The American government is under attack, and nobody knows what it’s like to be attacked more than a Real Housewife, whose first-season handbook includes an entire chapter on weaponizing that word.

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Taken far enough, he says, the guiding principles of the corporate handbook “starts to feel like a religion.”

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