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reference book

Translation

n [c]
libro de consulta
to look something up in a reference book
consultar algo en un libro de consulta
La forma abreviada es ref
(Definition of reference book n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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