stylebook

[ stahyl-boo k ]

/ ˈstaɪlˌbʊk /

noun

a book containing rules of usage in typography, punctuation, etc., employed by printers, editors, and writers.

a book featuring styles, fashions, or the rules of style.

Nearby words

styl-, stylar, stylate, style, style sheet, stylebook, stylee, styler, stylet, styli, styli-

Origin of stylebook

First recorded in 1700–10; style + book

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Examples from the Web for stylebook

The AP has now responded by banning the phrase from its stylebook.
Illegal Immigrants Have Been Banned From the AP Stylebook|Megan McArdle|April 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Stylebook would appear to be as uncomfortable with the nouveau as Astor and McAllister were.
Is the AP Stylebook Archaic?|John McWhorter|June 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I have at last got some business with you, and business letters are written by the stylebook.
The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence.|Robert Burns and Allan Cunningham

British Dictionary definitions for stylebook

stylebook

/ (ˈstaɪlˌbʊk) /

noun

a book containing rules and examples of punctuation, typography, etc, for the use of writers, editors, and printers

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stylebook

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stylebook

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