source book
noun
an original writing, as a document, record, or diary, that supplies an authoritative basis for future writing, study, evaluation, etc.
sourcebook
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a variation of
source book.
Example Sentences
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The true merit of “Escape From Pompeii” may be as a sourcebook rather than a general history, but it is never short of fascinating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
The David Bowie Centre for the Study of Performing Arts, in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, will provide a "sourcebook for the Bowies of tomorrow", said Dr Tristram Hunt, director of the V&A.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2023
Moten is one of Pendleton’s inspirations, included in the sourcebook that has been produced in lieu of a catalog for “Who Is Queen?”
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2021
But if the ceases to be the sourcebook doctors and patients use to determine the parameters of diagnoses, other sourcebooks will proliferate.
From Slate ● May 3, 2013
Bracton's great "Digest of the English Common Law" was written about 1280, and it is still the great sourcebook of the principles of law in English-speaking countries.
From Education: How Old The New by James J. Walsh
