yearbook

noun

year·​book ˈyir-ˌbu̇k How to pronounce yearbook (audio)
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.
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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 See all Example Sentences for yearbook 

Word History

First Known Use

1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of yearbook was in 1677

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“Yearbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yearbook. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

yearbook

noun
year·​book -ˌbu̇k How to pronounce yearbook (audio)
1
: a book published yearly
2
: a school publication recording the history and activities of a graduating class

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