Kilo Lingo

book

/bʊk/

#182 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

A set of printed pages joined together that you read.

Word origin

From Old English boc, perhaps linked to the beech tree, on whose wood early writing may have been cut.

Origin
Old English
Root
boc

Grammar

Gender
Pluralbooks

Examples

is book.

"Book" means the set of pages you read.

reads books week.

"Books" is the plural, meaning more than one book.

book is table.

Here "book" points to one object you can pick up.

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This word is part of lesson 4.