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Meaning of "hornbook" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HORNBOOK

hornbook  [ˈhɔːnˌbʊk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HORNBOOK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hornbook is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HORNBOOK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hornbook

Hornbook

A hornbook is a book that serves as primer for study. The hornbook originated in England as long ago as 1450, or earlier. The term has been applied to a few different study materials in different fields. In children's education, in the years before modern educational materials were used, it referred to a leaf or page displaying the alphabet, religious materials, etc., covered with a transparent sheet of horn and attached to a frame provided with a handle.

Definition of hornbook in the English dictionary

The definition of hornbook in the dictionary is a page bearing a religious text or the alphabet, held in a frame with a thin window of flattened cattle horn over it. Other definition of hornbook is any elementary primer.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HORNBOOK


checkbook
ˈtʃɛkˌbʊk
Facebook
ˈfeɪsˌbʊk
flipbook
ˈflɪpˌbʊk
guestbook
ˈɡɛstˌbʊk
guidebook
ˈɡaɪdˌbʊk
handbook
ˈhændˌbʊk
logbook
ˈlɒɡˌbʊk
netbook
ˈnɛtˌbʊk
notebook
ˈnəʊtˌbʊk
playbook
ˈpleɪˌbʊk
pocketbook
ˈpɒkɪtˌbʊk
scrapbook
ˈskræpˌbʊk
sketchbook
ˈskɛtʃˌbʊk
songbook
ˈsɒŋˌbʊk
sourcebook
ˈsɔːsˌbʊk
storybook
ˈstɔːrɪˌbʊk
stylebook
ˈstaɪlˌbʊk
textbook
ˈtɛkstˌbʊk
workbook
ˈwɜːkˌbʊk
yearbook
ˈjɪəˌbʊk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HORNBOOK

horn of plenty
horn silver
horn-rimmed spectacles
hornbag
hornbeak
hornbeam
hornbill
hornblende
hornblendic
hornbug
Hornby
horned
horned asp
horned lizard
horned owl
horned poppy
horned pout
horned toad
horned viper

WORDS THAT END LIKE HORNBOOK

a closed book
address book
an open book
audio book
black book
book
chapbook
coloring book
comic book
cookbook
e-book
grade book
in my book
make a book
nonbook
open book
paperback book
phone book
picture book
the book

Synonyms and antonyms of hornbook in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hornbook» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HORNBOOK

Find out the translation of hornbook to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hornbook from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hornbook» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

入门书
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hornbook
570 millions of speakers

English

hornbook
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hornbook
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

hornbook
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

hornbook
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hornbook
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

hornbook
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hornbook
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tanduk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ABC Buch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

hornbook
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

hornbook
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tandha buku
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hornbook
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

hornbook
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हॉर्नबुक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çocuk alfabesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hornbook
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hornbook
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

hornbook
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hornbook
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

hornbook
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

a.b.c. boek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hornbook
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hornbook
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hornbook

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HORNBOOK»

The term «hornbook» is normally little used and occupies the 117.838 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HORNBOOK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hornbook» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hornbook» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hornbook

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HORNBOOK»

Discover the use of hornbook in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hornbook and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Harlan Ellison Hornbook
A major collection of Harlan Ellison’s incomparable, troublemaking, uncompromising, confrontational essays and newspaper columns, The Harlan Ellison Hornbook mines deep into the author’s colorful past.
Harlan Ellison, 2014
2
Edgeworks: The Harlan Ellison hornbook. Harlan Ellison's movie
This volume also includes Harlan Ellison's Movie, the script commissioned by a 20th Century-Fox producer who asked the fatal question, "If you could make any movie, with complete carte blanche, what would you do?"
Harlan Ellison, 1997
3
The Gull's Hornbook
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Thomas Dekker, 2008
4
The Sportsman's Hornbook
This is a new release of the original 1933 edition.
Charles Grayson, 2013
5
The Stag's Hornbook
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
John Peebles McClure, 2012
6
Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science: Volume 11 - ...
Construction The hornbook was an early tool for the learning of the alphabet, the digits, and the Lord's Prayer. The text was usually printed on a piece of paper, pasted on a thin board of oak, and covered with a layer of transparent horn to keep ...
Allen Kent, Harold Lancour, Jay E. Daily, 1974
7
The Hornbook and Its Use in America...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
George Arthur Plimpton, 2012
8
Employment Discrimination Law and Practice Hornbook
To serve the needs of law students, the book tracks the coverage of the most important issues canvassed in the principal employment discrimination casebooks.
Harold S. Lewis, Jr., Elizabeth J. Norman, 2004
9
Early schools and school-books of New England
The Hornbook was not always mounted on a board ; many were pasted on the back of the horn only, and from the valuation probably Mr. Perry's stock was of this kind. Hornbooks were advertised for sale in the New York Gazette in 1753 and in ...
George Emery Littlefield, Club of Odd Volumes, 1545
10
The Legal Research and Writing Handbook: A Basic Approach ...
How Do You Find a Thorough Treatise or Hornbook? The best place to look for a hornbook or treatise is in the law library. The librarian will be able to refer you to the treatises that are best for the legal topic you are researching. There is a ...
Andrea B. Yelin, Hope Viner Samborn, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HORNBOOK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hornbook is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Divestiture Offer Fails to Save Merger Where FTC Wins on Market …
While Judge Mehta's comprehensive opinion can in large measure serve as a hornbook for judicial merger analysis, the decision is significant ... «The National Law Review, Jul 15»
2
Was Quicho's 'asinine babble' publishable?
I therefore ask Tan, should the Inquirer not have published Quicho's babble for being palpably asinine or “baseless” in light of hornbook law? «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
3
18-pound largemouth landed at Lake Camanche
TRINITY/KLAMATH RIVERS. ▫ KLAMATH RIVER, Iron Gate. Fishing for halfpounders and small adult steelhead has been good near Hornbook. «Sacramento Bee, Jun 15»
4
John Roberts Calls a Strike
Because if the phrase is ambiguous, it is hornbook law that courts should interpret ambiguous provisions in their context and in line with the ... «Yahoo News UK, Jun 15»
5
Hornbook Fire Department still battling with fire board
HORNBROOK – Issues between the Hornbrook Fire Department and the Hornbrook Fire Board issues continued to persist Monday morning, ... «Siskiyou Daily News, Jun 15»
6
Shad, some stripers are fish catches of the week
The salmonfly hatch is in full swing, sparking good fishing for halfpounders and small adult steelhead near Hornbook. Flows out of Iron Gate ... «Sacramento Bee, Jun 15»
7
Fishing Line: Decent shad bite leads north state angling action
The salmonfly hatch is in full swing, making for good fishing for halfpounders and small adult steelhead near Hornbook. Flows out of Iron Gate ... «Sacramento Bee, Jun 15»
8
Court Revives Suit Against Bank of America; Workers Challenge …
... amount of money they were actually credited with—qualified as “the hornbook definition of an accounting for profits,” which the court found to ... «Bloomberg BNA, Jun 15»
9
Artifacts Help Tell Story of Pre-Civil War School Where Integration …
On this morning Takaoka discovered a hornbook slate used for writing lessons. Professor Sharyn Jones says there was also an 1850's penny, ... «WNKU, Jun 15»
10
Suit Claiming Attys Hacked Rival Firm Gets Tentative OK
But Knox Ricksen attorney Thomas E. Fraysse called the complaint a “hornbook recitation,” saying there was no detailed allegation of ... «Law360, Jun 15»

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