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Blue book
noun
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Noun
- 1 A book of statistics or almanac, usually published by an agency or as a trade publication.
""I was the flail of the Lord up in those parts, I may tell you, though you won't find it in any Blue-book.""
- 2 a blue booklet used in universities for writing examinations wordnet
- 3 Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blue, book.
- 4 a register of persons who are socially prominent wordnet
- 5 a report published by the British government; bound in blue wordnet
Etymology
The term dates back to the 15th century, when large blue velvet-covered books were used for record-keeping by the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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