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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The high school has been recognized with the same award for its 2021-22 yearbook, and for student coverage of the local fires in 2021. Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025 There’s a distinctive-looking campus building on the other side of the yearbook page. Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025 Many attendees enjoyed perusing school yearbooks from as long ago as the 1920s, and other artifacts on display. Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2025 According to a news release Monday from the Michigan Department of Education, the goal of the initiative is to preserve complete sets of yearbooks from every high school, college, university and vocational institution across the state. Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 26 Nov. 2024 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 22 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

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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