yearbook

noun

year·​book ˈyir-ˌbu̇k 

1

: a book published yearly as a report or summary of statistics or facts : annual

2

: a school publication that is compiled usually by a graduating class and that serves as a record of the year's activities

Examples of yearbook in a Sentence

They signed each other's yearbooks.

Recent Examples on the Web

The yearbook’s most Dadaist — and potentially criminal — entry is a student who rides a zebra while wearing a sweatshirt advertising Cheetos corn puffs. —Nico Lang, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2024

The pictures in his yearbook reflect this hodgepodge: A senior poses with a private plane and red sports car rented by his father, while another in camouflage military dress slings a hunting rifle over his shoulders. —Nico Lang, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2024

Several factors led to Silver Creek’s decision to end the yearbook tradition. —Jasmine Sessoms, The Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2024

Ralph Northam, the former Democratic governor of Virginia, faced calls to resign over a photo in a medical school yearbook that resurfaced in 2019 and showed a person wearing blackface and another in a Ku Klux Klan costume. —Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

yearbook

noun

year·​book -ˌbu̇k 

1

: a book published yearly

2

: a school publication recording the history and activities of a graduating class