Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dragon book

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: drag-on -book
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Any one of several textbooks about compiler construction written by Alfred Aho and Jeffrey Ullman, especially Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools (1986).

Slang

Etymology

The textbooks were published with a dragon on their cover art.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

the Dragon Book (canonical)

Phrases

Blue Dragon Book Green Dragon Book Purple Dragon Book Red Dragon Book Wizard Book

Frequently Paired Words

Blue Dragon Book Green Dragon Book Purple Dragon Book Red Dragon Book Wizard Book

Questions

What does dragon book mean?: Any one of several textbooks about compiler construction written by Alfred Aho and Jeffrey Ullman, especially Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools (1986).
Where does dragon book come from?: The textbooks were published with a dragon on their cover art.

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