Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

purple dragon book

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables: pur-ple -drag-on -book
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The second edition of Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools (2006), a notable textbook about compiler construction.

Slang

Etymology

The textbook was originally published with a purple dragon on its cover art.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

the Purple Dragon Book (canonical)

Phrases

Dragon Book Green Dragon Book Blue Dragon Book Red Dragon Book

Frequently Paired Words

Dragon Book Green Dragon Book Blue Dragon Book Red Dragon Book

Questions

What does purple dragon book mean?: The second edition of Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools (2006), a notable textbook about compiler construction.
Where does purple dragon book come from?: The textbook was originally published with a purple dragon on its cover art.

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