notebook

[ noht-boo k ]

/ ˈnoʊtˌbʊk /

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noun

a book of or for notes.

a book or binder of blank, often ruled, pages for recording notes, especially one used by students in class.

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

a small, lightweight laptop computer.

Nearby words

Origin of notebook

First recorded in 1570–80; note + book

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Examples from the Web for notebook

And always the same tagline: “From the author of The Notebook.”
A Love Letter to ‘The Notebook,’ a Melodrama That Commits to Its Sentimentality|Teo Bugbee|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Why are melodramas like The Notebook derided for being unrealistic, while Godzilla gets lauded as the best of the year?
A Love Letter to ‘The Notebook,’ a Melodrama That Commits to Its Sentimentality|Teo Bugbee|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In short, The Notebook asks you to be weak so you can be brave.
A Love Letter to ‘The Notebook,’ a Melodrama That Commits to Its Sentimentality|Teo Bugbee|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The film version of The Notebook takes this tendency and runs with it.
A Love Letter to ‘The Notebook,’ a Melodrama That Commits to Its Sentimentality|Teo Bugbee|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Since The Notebook premiered ten years ago, Nicholas Sparks has become a genre unto himself.
A Love Letter to ‘The Notebook,’ a Melodrama That Commits to Its Sentimentality|Teo Bugbee|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
My comrade smiled, looked at his watch, then at his notebook, and finally replied: "Wait half an hour and see."
John L. Stoddard's Lectures, Vol. 10 (of 10)|John L. Stoddard
"Oh, I say now," said the Reverend, hauling out his notebook.
At Good Old Siwash|George Fitch
Closing his notebook, he thrust it into his pocket, and replaced his fountain-pen in the little leather wallet.
The Yellow Claw|Sax Rohmer
Does any part of that notebook contain any entries relating to anything involving your brother?
Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
As soon as it was finished, my uncle took from his pocket a notebook destined to be filled by memoranda of our travels.
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth|Jules Verne

British Dictionary definitions for notebook

notebook

/ (ˈnəʊtˌbʊk) /

noun

a book for recording notes or memoranda

a book for registering promissory notes

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Word Origin and History for notebook