book of knowledge
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3.6
- noun
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enciclopedia
- Parents often buy a book of knowledge to support their children's curiosity about the world.
Examples
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Did you read the book of knowledge I lent you?
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The old book of knowledge on the shelf contains articles about history, science, and art.
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As a child, Sarah would spend hours reading the book of knowledge in her school library.
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The book of knowledge contains information on various topics.
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The library has a comprehensive book of knowledge that covers everything from history to science.
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Students often consult a book of knowledge for quick facts and general information on various topics.
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Her book of knowledge provided essential details that helped her understand complex subjects easily.
Synonyms
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3.7
A book or source you check for facts
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3.7
A book or set of books arranged in alphabetical order with short articles on many subjects to look up facts
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8.8
A book or guide that collects and summarizes important facts about a subject
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2.6
A book you use to check facts or information
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3.5
A book you use to look up facts, not to read from start to finish
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3.0
A book with many facts you can check to find correct information
How Informative
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11
8.8
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3.6
40
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22
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2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a book that provides information' is directly and compositionally derived from 'book' (a set of pages) + 'knowledge' (information) with the linking preposition 'of' indicating contents; a B1 learner who knows the constituents will infer it refers to a book containing general information. The specific nuance that it may be an elementary encyclopedia is a genre detail but does not prevent basic understanding, and the 'book of X' pattern is cross-linguistically common and therefore predictable.
Etymology
Book of knowledge comes from the simple picture of one book that holds lots of useful knowledge, like a small encyclopedia or fact book for children. So, it is used to mean a 'reference book' or 'encyclopedia' that gives basic information on many subjects.