YEARBOOK

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


Etymology

Noun

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



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