book of facts
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- noun
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libro de datos
- For quick reference, she kept a book of facts on her desk filled with essential dates and statistics.
Examples
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The students used the book of facts to gather reliable information for their research projects.
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If we are still not sure what the words in the Bible actually mean, how is it that so many people treat it as a book of facts?
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During the trivia night, the host referred to a book of facts to verify the answers given by the contestants.
Synonyms
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A book or source you check for facts
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A book or guide that collects and summarizes important facts about a subject
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A book you use to check facts or information
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A book you use to look up facts, not to read from start to finish
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A book that collects original documents and texts for study
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A book that gives basic facts about many subjects like history and science
How Comprehensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a book containing factual information' is directly and compositionally derived from 'book' (a bound set of pages) and 'facts' (verifiable pieces of information) via the common English 'X of Y' genitive/compositional pattern. This structure is cross-linguistically common and follows basic noun + of + noun semantics, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Book of facts names a simple book that gathers checked facts in one place. People would open it to 'check' an answer or settle a disagreement, so it now means a reliable book to look up information.