source book
Americannoun
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an original writing, as a document, record, or diary, that supplies an authoritative basis for future writing, study, evaluation, etc.
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a volume containing a small collection of such writings, usually on a specific subject, used in research.
Etymology
Origin of source book
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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If one didn’t already know about the Sackler family from news reports, or Beth Macy’s source book, or Patrick Radden Keefe’s exposé “Empire of Pain,” this show was an eye-opener.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2022
The group plans to create a source book for interpreters and guides to use while interacting with the half a million people who visit the historical site every year.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 16, 2019
At the end of the source book, they say maybe Redford would run for president.
From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2019
It’s clearly ancient ink, which may be why these annotations weren’t noticed earlier … It is extraordinarily rare to find a source book for Shakespeare’s plays with notes on.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 5, 2018
The work is valuable chiefly as a source book.
From Patrician and Plebeian Or The Origin and Development of the Social Classes of the Old Dominion by Wertenbaker, Thomas Jefferson
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