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HORNBOOK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hornbook mean?
• HORNBOOK (noun)
The noun HORNBOOK has 1 sense:
1. a primer that provides instruction in the rudiments or basic skills of a branch of knowledge
Familiarity information: HORNBOOK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A primer that provides instruction in the rudiments or basic skills of a branch of knowledge
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("hornbook" is a kind of...):
primer (an introductory textbook)
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