phrasebook

Alternative forms

• phrase book, phrase-book

Etymology

From phrase +‎ book.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɹeɪzbʊk/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

Noun

phrasebook (plural phrasebooks)

1. A book containing common phrases in two or more languages, used to learn a foreign language.
2. A usually pocket-sized book consisting of everyday expressions and vocabulary in two languages and intended for travellers who wish to communicate with locals while in other countries.

Adjective

phrasebook

1. (uncommon) Of or pertaining to a phrasebook.
2. (uncommon, idiomatic) Of one's fluency of a language, limited or deficient.

See also

• Category:Phrasebooks by language

Further reading

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “phrasebook”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “phrasebook”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “phrase book”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.