wordbooks
Lexicons and thesauruses
Wordbooks are books that compile words—dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses, and similar reference works.
The term is somewhat old-fashioned, appearing more often in titles of specialized vocabulary collections than in everyday speech: a wordbook of American slang, a rhyming wordbook for poets.
Alphabetical word reference
- thesaurusSynonym and antonym compendium
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
- glossaryAlphabetical list with definitions
- encyclopediaComprehensive subject-matter collection
compendium · handbook · manual · guidebook · primer · atlas · almanac · concordance
Word origin study
- semanticsStudy of linguistic meaning
- philologyStudy of historical texts
- lexicographyCompiling word reference books
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
syntax · phonetics · orthography · pronunciation · definitions · entries · headwords · lemmas
Legally or morally required
paperback · editions · revisions · abridged · unabridged · compilation · anthology · volume
Academic subject manual
- workbookEducational exercise manual
- coursebookEducational text for lessons
- readerOne who peruses text
- syllabusCourse plan document
curriculum · tutorial · exercises · drills · lessons · chapters · annotations · examples
dictionary
Alphabetical word reference
- thesaurusSynonym and antonym compendium
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
- glossaryAlphabetical list with definitions
encyclopedia · compendium · handbook · manual · guidebook · primer · atlas · almanac · concordance · phrasebook
etymology
Word origin study
- semanticsStudy of linguistic meaning
- philologyStudy of historical texts
- lexicographyCompiling word reference books
morphology · syntax · phonetics · orthography · pronunciation · definitions · entries · headwords · lemmas · cognates
binding
Legally or morally required
hardback · paperback · editions · revisions · abridged · unabridged · compilation · anthology · volume · print
textbook
Academic subject manual
- workbookEducational exercise manual
- coursebookEducational text for lessons
- readerOne who peruses text
syllabus · curriculum · tutorial · exercises · drills · lessons · chapters · annotations · examples · practice
- lexicographydictionary, dictionaries, definition, definitions, thesaurus
- dictionariesdictionary, dictionaries, definitions, definition, entries
wordbooksnovels
Extended prose fiction
storybooks · fiction · narratives · tales · novellas
wordbookspicture books
Books told through images
atlases · photo albums · art books · comic books · graphic novels