Meaning of the word vade-mecum in English

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vade-mecum

US /ˌveɪ.di ˈmiː.kəm/
UK /ˌveɪ.di ˈmiː.kəm/

Noun

1.

a useful book or document that you can check regularly for information about something:

Example:
These volumes became the vade mecum for modern British historians and political scientists.
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