white book

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hwahyt, wahyt boo k]
- /ʰwaɪt, waɪt bʊk/
- /waɪt bʊk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwahyt, wahyt boo k]
- /ʰwaɪt, waɪt bʊk/

Definitions of white book words

noun white book an official report issued by a government, usually bound in white. 1
noun Definition of white book in Technology 1. (language, publication) K&R. 2. (language, publication, file format) The fourth book in Adobe Systems, Inc.'s PostScript series, describing the previously-secret format of Type 1 fonts. The other three official guides are known as the Blue Book, the Green Book, and the Red Book. 3. (hardware, standard) White book CD-ROM. 1
noun white book an official government publication in some countries 0
noun white book an official government report bound in white 0

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Origin of white book

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50

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Parts of speech for White book

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of White book

white book popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

white book usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for white book

noun white book

command paper — (in Britain) a government document that is presented to Parliament, in theory by royal command

Just one Synonym for white book