You know The Graduate was a book before it was a movie, right?
I had to look this up. Here is what I found:
Definition of BOOK
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a : a set of written sheets of skin or paper or tablets of wood or ivory b : a set of written, printed, or blank sheets bound together into a volume c : a long written or printed literary composition d : a major division of a treatise or literary work e : a record of a business's financial transactions or financial condition —often used in plural <the books show a profit> f : magazine 4a g : e-book
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capitalized : bible 1
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: something that yields knowledge or understanding <the great book of nature> <her face was an open book>
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a (1) : the total available knowledge and experience that can be brought to bear on a task or problem <tried every trick in the book> (2) : inside information or analysis <the book on him is that he can't hit a curveball> b : the standards or authority relevant in a situation <run by the book>
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a : all the charges that can be made against an accused person <threw the book at him> b : a position from which one must answer for certain acts : account <bring criminals to book>
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a : libretto b : the script of a play c : a book of arrangements for a musician or dance orchestra : musical repertory
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: a packet of items bound together like a book <a book of stamps> <a book of matches>
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a : bookmaker b : the bets registered by a bookmaker; also : the business or activity of giving odds and taking bets
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: the number of tricks a cardplayer or side must win before any trick can have scoring value
— book·ful\ˈbu̇k-ˌfu̇l\ noun
— in one's book
: in one's own opinion
— in one's good books
: in favor with one
— one for the book
: an act or occurrence worth noting
— on the books
: on the records
Examples of BOOK
1. The shelves in his office are filled with books.
2. That's one of the best books I've read in a long time.
3. a novelist who has written some wonderful books
4. The library has many dictionaries and other reference books.
5. the books of the Bible
6. a story that is told in the Book of Job
Origin of BOOK
Middle English, from Old English bōc; akin to Old High German buoh book, Gothic boka letter
First Known Use: before 12th century
Related to BOOK
Synonyms: tome, volume
Related Words: hardback, hardcover, paper, paperback, paperbound, pocket book, pocket edition, softback, softcover, trade book, trade edition; folio, quarto; guidebook, handbook, how-to, manual; catalog (or catalogue), cyclopedia (also cyclopaedia), dictionary, encyclopedia; monograph, primer, text, textbook, tract, treatise; novel, novelette, pulp; album, almanac, anthology, casebook, chapbook, nonbook, omnibus, picture book
Near Antonyms: ancient history, open secret
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Rhymes with BOOK
brook, chook, cook, Cook, crook, hook, look, nook, rook, schnook, shook, snook, stook