notebook

[noht-book]

noun

1. a book of notes.

   They checked the sergeant's notebook for clues to his whereabouts.

2. a book or binder of blank, often ruled, pages on which to write, especially one used by students to take notes in class.

3. a book in which promissory notes are entered, registered, recorded, etc.

4. Digital Technology.,  a small, lightweight laptop computer.

notebook

/ ˈnəʊtˌbʊk /

noun

1. a book for recording notes or memoranda

2. a book for registering promissory notes

Word History and Origins

Origin of notebook¹

First recorded in 1570–80; note + book

Example Sentences

As if unwilling to reveal anything of his inner self, Dillon kept his desktop bare save for a pencil, a notebook and a telephone.

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Her brothers ran to fetch their notebooks and pencils.

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Somehow it had gotten tucked into her notebook.

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For Alexander, this meant his sextant, notebook, and sharp pencils for recording the precise geographic location of each sighting.

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Did she keep a notebook full of complicated diagrams?

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Related Words

• binder 
• diary 
• journal 
• pad