yearbook

yearbook
noun Date: 1677 1. a book published yearly as a report or summary of statistics or facts ; annual 2. a school publication that is compiled usually by a graduating class and that serves as a record of the year's activities

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  • yearbook — year‧book [ˈjɪəbʊk, ˈjɜː ǁ ˈjɪr ] noun [countable] a book that is produced once a year, and to which the most recent information is added each year: • the British Yearbook of International Law * * * yearbook UK US /ˈjɪəbʊk/ noun [C] ► a book… …   Financial and business terms

  • Yearbook — Year book , n. 1. A book published yearly; any annual report or summary of the statistics or facts of a year, designed to be used as a reference book; as, the Congregational Yearbook. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eng. Law) A book containing annual reports… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • yearbook — (n.) 1580s, book of reports of cases in law courts for that year, from YEAR (Cf. year) + BOOK (Cf. book) (n.). Meaning book of events and statistics of the previous year is recorded from 1710. Sense of graduating class album is attested from 1926 …   Etymology dictionary

  • yearbook — ► NOUN 1) an annual publication giving current information about and listing events of the previous year. 2) N. Amer. an annual publication of the graduating class in a school or university, giving photographs of students and details of school… …   English terms dictionary

  • yearbook — [yir′book΄] n. a book published yearly; specif., a) a book giving statistics and data of the preceding year b) a publication of the graduating class of a school or college, with pictures and reports of the school year just coming to an end …   English World dictionary

  • Yearbook — For other uses, see Yearbook (disambiguation). A 1942 copy of the yearbook La Ventana from Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University) A yearbook, also known as an annual, is a book to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year… …   Wikipedia

  • yearbook — noun Yearbook is used before these nouns: ↑photo Yearbook is used after these nouns: ↑high school …   Collocations dictionary

  • yearbook — year|book [ˈjıəbuk, ˈjə: US ˈjır ] n 1.) a book printed once a year, with information about a particular subject or activity ▪ Rothman s Football Yearbook 2.) AmE a book printed once a year by a school or college, with information and pictures… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • yearbook — [[t]jɪ͟ə(r)bʊk[/t]] yearbooks N COUNT A yearbook is a book that is published once a year and that contains information about the events and achievements of the previous year, usually concerning a particular place or organization. ...an American… …   English dictionary

  • yearbook — UK [ˈjɪə(r)ˌbʊk] / US [ˈjɪrˌbʊk] noun [countable] Word forms yearbook : singular yearbook plural yearbooks American a) a book containing pictures of people and details of the activities that they did at school or college during one particular… …   English dictionary

  • yearbook — /year book /, n. 1. a book published annually, containing information, statistics, etc., about the past year: an encyclopedia yearbook. 2. a book published by the graduating class of a high school or college, containing photographs of class… …   Universalium

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