German NOUN B2 Rank 17224

das Nachschlagewerk

reference work

das Nachschlagewerk, die Nachschlagewerke

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Nachschlagewerk vs Handbuch

manual / handbook

Handbuch and Nachschlagewerk are both used to answer specific questions. Nachschlagewerk emphasizes that individual pieces of information can be found quickly. Handbuch additionally suggests that a field is presented systematically and as comprehensively as possible.

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Nachschlagewerk

Im Nachschlagewerk findet Mia schnell die Erklärung eines einzelnen Fachbegriffs.

In the reference work, Mia quickly finds the explanation of a single technical term.

Handbuch

Das Handbuch bietet eine systematische Übersicht über das gesamte Fachgebiet.

The handbook provides a systematic overview of the entire field.

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