yearbook

[ yeer-boo k ]

/ ˈyɪərˌbʊk /

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noun

a book published annually, containing information, statistics, etc., about the past year: an encyclopedia yearbook.

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

Nearby words

year-around, year-end, year-long, year-round, year-rounder, yearbook, yeardley, yeardley, sir george, yearling, yearlong, yearly

Origin of yearbook

First recorded in 1580–90; year + book

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She focuses a lot of her time on after school activities, such as student council and the yearbook committee.
Blessed or Cursed? Child Prodigies Reveal All|Justin Jones|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A class of 1999 yearbook picture shows them standing together, though neither seems to have graduated.
American Jihadis Douglas McCain and Troy Kastigar: From Losers to Martyrs|Michael Daly|August 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ann is a pleasant brunette, a former class officer, yearbook editor, and member of the softball team at Dryden High.
The Stacks: The Searing Story of How Murder Stalked a Tiny New York Town|E. Jean Carroll|April 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The original plan had been to do a film version of the Yearbook.
Doug Kenney: The Odd Comic Genius Behind ‘Animal House’ and National Lampoon|Robert Sam Anson|March 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The images feel like a yearbook of sorts, a rumination on the decade, and on three girls growing up.
Craig McDean’s Fashion Muses: Amber Valletta, Kate Moss, and More|Isabel Wilkinson|October 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
These stories are listed in the yearbook without comment or a qualifying asterisk.
The Best Short Stories of 1920|Various
The library published both a yearbook and a monthly periodical.
Area Handbook for Bulgaria|Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
He was also a teacher of elocution, and had compiled a yearbook of the sayings of Horace, which secured him a knighthood.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8|Elbert Hubbard
Stories included in this group are indicated in the yearbook index by two asterisks prefixed to the title.
The Best Short Stories of 1920|Various
Stories included in this group are indicated in the yearbook index by a single asterisk prefixed to the title.
The Best Short Stories of 1920|Various

British Dictionary definitions for yearbook

yearbook

/ (ˈjɪəˌbʊk) /

noun

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

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yearbook

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