yearbook

American  

[yeer-book] / ˈjɪərˌbʊk /

noun

yearbooks plural

1. a book published annually, containing information, statistics, etc., about the past year.

   an encyclopedia yearbook.

2. a book published by the graduating class of a high school or college, containing photographs of class members and commemorating school activities.

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yearbook British  

/ ˈjɪəˌbʊk /

noun

1. an almanac or reference book published annually and containing details of events of the previous year

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• yearbooks
  plural

Etymology

Origin of yearbook

First recorded in 1580–90; year + book

Explanation

The album of photos that many high schools and colleges offer students at the end of each school year is a yearbook. If you want to be sure to get your picture in the yearbook, join a lot of clubs and teams. A traditional yearbook is a large, bound book organized by class, which includes a photograph of every student. Most yearbooks also feature pictures of teams, school groups and clubs, faculty members, staff, and candid photos taken throughout the school year. In many schools, it's traditional to get your yearbook signed by friends and even teachers. Yearbooks have become less common over the years, as digital equivalents have increased in popularity. Online yearbooks may eventually replace the printed version.

Example Sentences

Online scams in Brazil jumped 65% last year to over 200,000, according to data from the Brazilian Public Security Yearbook published last month.

From Reuters • Aug. 15, 2023

Casting her net impossibly wide, Soper has described further influences that go back to Ovid and include “The Many Ailments of Clover” from the 1953 Yearbook of the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2023

For stats it was a case of getting a programme at the game and the Rothmans Football Yearbook each summer.

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2022

Yearbook staffer Skye Tiedemann summed up the night as a clear win for student speech.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2022

With a dramatic gesture, Father Time whipped open the Yearbook to a seemingly random page.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

Related Words

• calendar
• journal