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workbook

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈwɝk.bʊk/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈwɜːk.bʊk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: W ER1 K B UH2 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A book, used by a student, in which answers and workings may be entered besides questions and exercises.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A book, used by a business, containing a record of work to be done, or work completed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A collection of spreadsheets stored in the same file.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a student's book or booklet containing problems with spaces for solving them

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: book

History

Etymology

From work + book.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: werkboek — book used by a student
  • Chinese Mandarin: 練習冊 /练习册 (liànxícè) — book used by a student
  • Czech: cvičebnice — book used by a student
  • Finnish: harjoituskirja — book used by a student
  • French: cahier d'exercice — book used by a student
  • German: Arbeitsbuch — book used by a student
  • Irish: leabhar oibre — book used by a student
  • Irish: leabhar saothair — book used by a student
  • Japanese: 練習帳 (renshūchō) — book used by a student
  • Japanese: ワークブック (wākubukku) — book used by a student
  • Korean: 문제집 (munjejip) — book used by a student
  • Macedonian: ра́ботна те́тратка (rábotna tétratka) — book used by a student
  • Norwegian: arbeidsbok — book used by a student
  • Polish: zeszyt ćwiczeń — book used by a student
  • Polish: ćwiczeniówka — book used by a student
  • Russian: рабо́чая тетра́дь (rabóčaja tetrádʹ) — book used by a student
  • Russian: тетра́дь для упражне́ний (tetrádʹ dlja upražnénij) — book used by a student
  • Spanish: libro de trabajo — book used by a student
  • Swedish: arbetsbok — book used by a student
  • Swedish: övningsbok — book used by a student
  • Swedish: övningshäfte — book used by a student
  • Tagalog: gawaang aklat — book used by a student
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