annual, yearly, yearbook
(noun) a reference book that is published regularly once every year
yearbook
(noun) a book published annually by the graduating class of a high school or college usually containing photographs of faculty and graduating students
Source: WordNet® 3.1
yearbook (countable and uncountable, plural yearbooks)
(countable) A reference book, published annually.
(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.
(uncountable, US, education) A school subject in which students learn journalistic skills by compiling a yearbook.
Source: Wiktionary
Year"book`, n.
1. A book published yearly; any annual report or summary of the statistics or facts of a year, designed to be used as a reference book; as, the Congregational Yearbook.
2. (Eng. Law)
Definition: A book containing annual reports of cases adjudged in the courts of England.
Note: The Yearbooks are the oldest English reports extant, beginning with the reign of Edward II., and ending with the reign of Henry VIII. They were published annually, and derive their name from that fact. They consist of eleven parts, or volumes, are written in Law French, and extend over nearly two hundred years. There are, however, several hiatuses, or chasms, in the series. Kent. Bouvier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
