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LEAF-BOOK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does leaf-book mean?
• LEAF-BOOK (noun)
The noun LEAF-BOOK has 1 sense:
1. an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll)
Familiarity information: LEAF-BOOK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
codex; leaf-book
Hypernyms ("leaf-book" is a kind of...):
holograph; manuscript (handwritten book or document)
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