yearbook

noun

year·​book ˈyir-ˌbu̇k How to pronounce yearbook (audio)
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

Examples of yearbook in a Sentence

They signed each other's yearbooks.
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However, Goodnough later corrected that statement saying Leist was pictured with the bowling team in the 2024-2025 yearbook, but he was paid to coach through the bowling establishment and not the school. Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2025 The effect is disorienting—like a yearbook laid out by Mondrian—but, precisely for that reason, revelatory. Max Norman, New Yorker, 13 June 2025 Swift pored through an old yearbook and later called up the alum. Jillian Frankel, People.com, 17 May 2025 Every picture of me in my high school yearbook is like hiding behind glasses and a thick sweater. Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for yearbook

Word History

First Known Use

1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of yearbook was in 1677

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“Yearbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yearbook. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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yearbook

noun
year·​book -ˌbu̇k How to pronounce yearbook (audio)
1
: a book published yearly
2
: a school publication recording the history and activities of a graduating class

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