yearbook

noun year·book \ ˈyir-ˌbu̇k \

|Updated on: 28 Jul 2018

Definition of yearbook

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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Examples of yearbook in a Sentence

They signed each other's yearbooks.

Recent Examples of yearbook from the Web

My eighth grade yearbook ambition was to be a chef.

— kara baskin, BostonGlobe.com, "Getting Salty with Nick Calias, executive chef and food and beverage director at Brasserie Jo and the Colonnade Hotel," 9 July 2018
In 1895, America’s 300 bicycle companies produced 500,000 safeties at an average price of $75, according to one encyclopedia’s yearbook.

— aaron gilbreath, Longreads, "The Wheel, the Woman, and the Human Body," 6 July 2018
Mike Browne in 1971 Clay Center Community High School yearbookKlocke loaded the cannon with gunpowder, tapped it down, slid in five or six ball bearings and tapped them down, too.

— cortlynn stark, kansascity, "50 years after 'mysterious metal' put hole in Kansas school, July 4 pranksters fess up," 2 July 2018
Sexism was rampant in the hippie era – for starters, take a look at the leering text and images Coral Gables High’s 1973 yearbook.

— tom austin, miamiherald, "Hendrix and Zappa once rocked Miami. Today's pop culture is an epic leap away.," 29 June 2018
In those days, yearbooks often included extensive coverage of the sports teams.

— katherine yamada, latimes.com, "Verdugo Views: Art ‘Lefty’ Hudson’s high school baseball career hit it out of the park," 18 May 2018
The nonprofit Stockholm International Peace Research Institute tracks the arms trade, current conflicts, and the number of worldwide nuclear weapons through its annual yearbook.

— kyle mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "The U.S. and Russia Are Shrinking Their Nuclear Arsenals—But China Isn't," 19 June 2018
School administrators from Andover High School in Andover, Massachusetts, were forced to make an apology after one of their graduating seniors used a quote from Adolf Hitler as his senior yearbook quote.

— lauren rearick, Teen Vogue, "Yearbook Quote Attributed to Nazi Forces a Massachusetts High School to Issue Apology," 18 June 2018
Students and faculty at a Massachusetts high school spend hours every year vetting their yearbook.

— crystal hill, miamiherald, "Student used quote in yearbook. ‘Horrified’ principal learned of its origins, Mass. officials say," 14 June 2018

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First Known Use of yearbook

1677

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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YEARBOOK Defined for English Language Learners

yearbook

noun

Definition of yearbook for English Language Learners

: a book about a particular topic (such as sports or news) that is published each year
: a book that is published by a school each year and that shows the activities at the school during that year