ENCHIRIDION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Irregular inflected form: enchiridia

Meaning:

A concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location

Synonyms:

enchiridion; handbook; vade mecum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("enchiridion" is a kind of...):

book of facts; reference; reference book; reference work (a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "enchiridion"):

manual (a small handbook)

bible (a book regarded as authoritative in its field)

guide; guidebook (something that offers basic information or instruction)

ready reckoner; reckoner (a handbook of tables used to facilitate computation)