Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

black book

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.14 in modern English

Syllables
black- -book
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several books or documents of a political character, published at different times and for different purposes.

noun

Any of several books or documents of a political character, published at different times and for different purposes.

noun

Any of several books or documents of a political character, published at different times and for different purposes.

noun

Any of several books or documents of a political character, published at different times and for different purposes.

noun

Any of several books or documents of a political character, published at different times and for different purposes.

noun

Any of several books or documents of a political character, published at different times and for different purposes.

noun

A book critiquing or denouncing something.

noun

Any book dealing with necromancy.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Either from the colour of the binding, or from the character of the contents.

Inflected Forms

Black Books (plural)

Phrases

in someone's black books little black book

Frequently Paired Words

blacklist in someone's black books little black book

Synonyms

little black book blacklist shitlist

Questions

What does black book mean?
Any of several books or documents of a political character, published at different times and for different purposes.
Where does black book come from?
Either from the colour of the binding, or from the character of the contents.

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