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storybook

[ stawr-ee-book, stohr- ]
/ ˈstɔr iˌbʊk, ˈstoʊr- /
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noun

a book that contains a story or stories, especially for children.

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Origin of storybook

First recorded in 1705–15; story1 + book

Words nearby storybook

Storrs, Storting, story, story arc, storyboard, storybook, story line, storyteller, storytelling, Storyville, storywriter
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Words related to storybook

unbelievable, immaterial, illusory, fanciful, hallucinatory, false, dreamlike, unsubstantial, artificial, insubstantial, aerial, chimerical, delusive, fabled, fabulous, fictitious, ideal, imaginary, imagined, impalpable

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British Dictionary definitions for storybook

storybook
/ (ˈstɔːrɪˌbʊk) /

noun

a book containing stories, esp for children

adjective

unreal or fantastica storybook world
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