notebook
noun
note·book
ˈnōt-ˌbu̇k 
1
: a book for notes or memoranda
2
: laptop entry 2
especially
: a particularly small or light laptop
… have been selling smaller, lighter, cheaper and more powerful notebooks for two years. —
Peter H. Lewis
—often used before another noun Peter H. Lewis a notebook computer
Examples of notebook in a Sentence
Take out your notebook and write down some of your ideas.
She kept a notebook for her poetry.
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Christopher Petersen, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Most of us travelling correspondents were youngish reporters from oldish outlets, wearing blue button-downs and carrying notebooks in the back pockets of our Bonobos.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
During the search of Thomas’s room, police located and seized numerous airsoft weapons, an airsoft vest, a laptop, an iPhone, a knife and a notebook, the arrest report said.
—Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2025
There is no written anthology of their songs, nor does his name ever appear in credits as their author, but this thin, dogeared notebook is where his connection to his favorite singer is preserved.
—Jawad Rizkallah, NPR, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for notebook
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“Notebook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notebook. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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notebook
noun
note·book
ˈnōt-ˌbu̇k
1
: a book for notes
2
: a portable computer that is similar to but usually smaller than a laptop
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