reference works
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His walls are lined with shelves of well-thumbed books, from his childhood comic collection to reference works on art and anthropology, Victoriana and zoology.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2024
In many sections of the Washington area, the almost biblical quantities of rain might have caused many residents to look through reference works to consult instructions for constructing an ark.
From Washington Post • Jul. 9, 2022
Consult specialized reference works to find relevant articles on all topics.
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
Its storage disks were filled with digitized reference works, Wikipedia entries and electronic books.
From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2021
In fact, these reference works, with their careful attention to history, literature, and actual usage, are the most adamant debunkers of grammatical nonsense.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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