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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "book"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻŦāχ

a set of printed pages that are held together in a cover so that we can turn them and read them
book definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I love reading books; they transport me to different worlds and ignite my imagination.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāχ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋ; āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻœā§āĻŦāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
02

the sacred texts of the Christian faith

Book definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The priest read from the Book during mass.
03

a written or printed work published as a bound volume

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His latest book explores the psychology of decision-making.
04

a compilation of known information about a subject or person

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
That reference book lists every known species of bird in the region.
05

the written text of a play or other dramatic work used for rehearsal or performance

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The director made notes throughout the book of the play.
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a set of sheets such as tickets or stamps fastened together along one edge

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She carried a book of raffle tickets to sell at the event.
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a principal division of an extended written work

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The Republic consists of ten books.
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a set of established rules or standards used as a basis for decisions

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The accountant insisted on doing things strictly by the book.
09

a set of playing cards meeting the rules of a particular card game

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He collected a book of kings before the final hand.
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āĻŦāχ, āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻŦāχ

the official record of financial transactions and accounts for a business, including ledgers, journals, and other accounting documents
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As part of the annual audit, the external auditor thoroughly examined the company 's books to verify the accuracy of the financial statements.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āώāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āĻĄāĻŋāĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇, āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āϝāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āĻĄāĻŋāϟāϰ āφāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦ⧃āϤāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āϤāĻž āϝāĻžāϚāĻžāχ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻŦāχāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĒ⧁āĻ™ā§āĻ–āĻžāύ⧁āĻĒ⧁āĻ™ā§āĻ–āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
01

āĻŦ⧁āĻ• āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to reserve a specific thing such as a seat, ticket, hotel room, etc.
Transitive
to book definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She booked a hotel room in advance to ensure she had a place to stay during her vacation.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϛ⧁āϟāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰ āϜāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ—āĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āφāϗ⧇ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇āχ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻšā§‹āĻŸā§‡āϞ āϰ⧁āĻŽ āĻŦ⧁āĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

to arrange or reserve someone for a performance, appearance, or service

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The theater booked a famous actor for the lead role.
03

to record an arrest, offense, or charge in official police records

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Every arrest must be booked in the official records.
04

āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āϚāϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to leave or depart quickly, often to avoid something or when a situation becomes undesirable
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As soon as the awkward conversation started, he decided to book it out of there.
āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ•āϰ āĻ•āĻĨā§‹āĻĒāĻ•āĻĨāύ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇āχ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϚāϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤

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