English Explanatory Dictionary

bookname

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A name, such as of a plant or animal, that occurs in (especially technical) literature but does not have much currency in the spoken language.
  2. In Imperial China, a name given to a student on starting school.

Word forms

bookname booknames

Etymology

From book + name.

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