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exercise book

American  

noun

  1. a booklet or book having exercises pertaining to a school subject and blank space for practice.


exercise book British  

noun

  1. a notebook used by pupils and students

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of exercise book

First recorded in 1810–20


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Day is also the author of a charming memoir, “You’re Never Weird on the Internet,” and a mental exercise book, “Embrace Your Weird: Face Your Fears and Unleash Creativity.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Mr Gibson, from Rotherwas in Herefordshire, said he was looking through a collection of old documents when "one poem in this small exercise book just jumped out at me".

From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2024

In his hospital bed, Bashir, who lost his left leg below the knee, had an exercise book in which he regularly practiced his writing in Pashto, his favorite subject.

From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2018

Or he’s sitting under a tree, writing, furiously, in an exercise book.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 15, 2015

He picked up his exercise book while sucking the second bone.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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