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Reference Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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dictionary | a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them |
atlas | a collection of maps in book form |
reference book | a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts |
almanac | an annual publication containing tabular information in a particular field or fields arranged according to the calendar of a given year |
newspaper | a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements |
internet site | a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web |
thesauras | book containing a classified list of synonyms |
encyclopedia | a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty |
periodical | a publication that appears at fixed intervals |