yearbook
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of yearbook
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
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Yearbook, a social mixer connecting L.A.’s creative world at the Black Image Center on June 15 from 3 to 8 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2024
The country has nearly 800,000 registered gun owners, up from 117,467 in 2018 when Bolsonaro was elected, according to the 2023 Brazilian Yearbook of Public Security.
From Reuters • Jul. 21, 2023
My Own Garden: The Young Gardener's Yearbook was published in 1855 and owes its vivid green colour to a dye containing arsenic.
From BBC • Oct. 28, 2022
Yearbook staffer Skye Tiedemann summed up the night as a clear win for student speech.
From Seattle Times • May 11, 2022
“I had to take some candid shots of the usual suspects: Football practice. Cheerleading. Hockey team running their laps. Yearbook crap.”
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
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