yearbook
noun
Simple meaning
A publication compiled by the graduating class of a high school or college, recording the year's events and containing photographs of students and faculty.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
yirbuukSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈjɪɹbʊk
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
countableUSeducation
A publication compiled by the graduating class of a high school or college, recording the year's events and containing photographs of students and faculty.
A book published annually by the graduating class of a high school or college usually containing photographs of faculty and graduating students
“We passed our yearbook around so everyone could sign it.”
uncountableUSeducation
A school subject in which students learn journalistic skills by compiling a yearbook.
A reference book that is published regularly once every year
countable
A reference book, published annually.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: (countable, US, education) A publication compiled by the graduating class of a high school or college, recording the year's events and containing photographs of students and faculty.
Used this way, yearbook is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in education or classroom contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Education/classroom
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More ways to use yearbook
- “I love looking through my high school yearbook and remembering old friends.”noun
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Related Words
Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.
- scholasticadjective
- archivesnoun
- studentnoun
- annuallyadverb
- newspapernoun
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Synonyms
Sense: publication compiled by the graduating class of a high school
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