handbook
noun
hand·book
ˈhan(d)-ˌbu̇k 
1
a
: a book capable of being conveniently carried as a ready reference : manual
b
: a concise reference book covering a particular subject
2
a
: a bookmaker's book of bets
b
: a place where bookmaking is carried on
Examples of handbook in a Sentence
a handbook of grammar
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Peters ended up distilling her passion for calorie counting into a slim handbook, which was published in 1918 and went on to become the first diet best seller in history.
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Michelle Stacey, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2024
The disorder wasn’t added to the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders — the handbook that guides mental health diagnosing practices in the United States — until 2013.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2024
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Michelle Stacey, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2024
The disorder wasn’t added to the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders — the handbook that guides mental health diagnosing practices in the United States — until 2013.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2024
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“Handbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handbook. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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