sourcebook

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a book that collects primary documents, readings, or reference material on a particular subject

   The course sourcebook contains translated letters, maps, and contemporary newspaper reports.

2. 2
   noun

   a supplementary book providing settings, rules, or background for a role-playing game

   The new sourcebook describes the region's history and playable factions.

Formed from source + book. It originally described a collection that gives direct access to source material and later developed a specialized role-playing-game sense for a book of supplementary setting or rules information.

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