Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

for the book

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.42 in modern English

Syllables: for the -book
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Notable, remarkable or surprising.

Etymology

Some uses reflect the metaphor from turn up for the book, which involves a bookie's book. Other uses reflect the metaphor of the record book (or record books), such that one for the book and its variant one for the books are elliptically synonymous with one for the record book or one for the record books.

Inflected Forms

for the books (alternative)

Phrases

for the ages

Frequently Paired Words

for the ages

Questions

What does for the book mean?: Notable, remarkable or surprising.
Where does for the book come from?: Some uses reflect the metaphor from turn up for the book, which involves a bookie's book. Other uses reflect the metaphor of the record book (or record books), such that one for the book and its variant one for the books are elliptically synonymous with one for the record book or one for the record books.

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