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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A book of foreign language expressions and their translations.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A book in which the phrases or idiomatic forms of expression peculiar to a language are collected and explained.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A (usually pocket-sized) book consisting of everyday expressions and vocabulary in two languages and intended for travellers who wish to communicate with locals while in other countries (or regions in which a different language is spoken).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a book containing common expressions in a foreign language along with their translations
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