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A book is a collection of pages where people write or print information, like stories, facts, or instructions. These pages are held together inside covers and bound so you can turn them easily.

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"book" as noun

1 - A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.

2 - A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets, but now sometimes electronically as an e-book.

3 - A major division of a long work.

"book" as verb

1 - To reserve (something) for future use.

2 - To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book.

3 - (law enforcement) To record the name and other details of a suspected offender and the offence for later judicial action.

"book" as verb

1 - (with person as subject) To cook (something) in an oven.

2 - (with baked thing as subject) To be cooked in an oven.

3 - To be warmed to drying and hardening.

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Synonyms
1 - manual
2 - ledger
3 - volume
4 - guide
5 - pad
6 - diary
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1 - There isn't a direct 12-letter antonym for "book" in English. However
2 - a suitable opposite concept in a single word is "ignorance" (9 letters). If a longer phrase or related concept is needed
3 - please specify.
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