scrapbook

noun

scrap·​book ˈskrap-ˌbu̇k How to pronounce scrapbook (audio)
: a blank book in which various items (such as newspaper clippings or pictures) are collected and preserved

Examples of scrapbook in a Sentence

My mother keeps a scrapbook of all the articles I've ever written.
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One of her earliest scrapbooks became a personal time capsule filled with snapshots and mementos from different chapters of her childhood. Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025 The images are then stored in a logbook—a virtual scrapbook of sorts—along with information like altitude and location. Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2025 The real bombshell was a birthday scrapbook that Maxwell put together for Epstein’s 50th birthday, full of doodles, poems, photos, and letters from people in his life. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025 Yun-seok has created a scrapbook filled with things that Se-ri likes. Kayti Burt, Time, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scrapbook

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First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of scrapbook was in 1825

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“Scrapbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrapbook. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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scrapbook

noun
scrap·​book ˈskrap-ˌbu̇k How to pronounce scrapbook (audio)
: a book of blank pages for miscellaneous items (as clippings and pictures)

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