Yearbook Meaning
/jˈɪˌrbʊk/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA reference book, published annually.
nounA publication compiled by the graduating class of a high school or college, recording the year's events and containing photographs of students and faculty.
Sentence Examples
This yearbook is illustrated with a lot of beautiful photographs.
Tom wanted Mary to sign his yearbook.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
At the end of senior year, every student signed their friends' ____ as a memory.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The students enjoyed looking at the several many photos and memories in their high school ____ earlier this month today.
Word Origin & History
From year + book. Compare Saterland Frisian Jierbouk (“yearbook”), West Frisian jierboek (“yearbook”), Dutch jaarboek (“yearbook”), German Low German Johrbook (“yearbook”), German Jahrbuch (“yearbook”), Swedish årsbok (“yearbook”), Faroese árbók (“annal, record, yearbook”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"A New Jersey high school will issue new yearbooks after pro-Trump slogans and logos were removed from photos that some students submitted."
— 2017 June 16, Doug Criss and Ellie Kaufman, “School issues new yearbooks after Trump’s name is removed from photos”, in CNN:
"A 2017 yearbook photograph obtained by CNN shows Robert Westman, later known as Robin Westman, then a student at Annunciation Catholic grade school in Minneapolis."
— 2025 August 27, Casey Tolan, Audrey Ash, Allison Gordon, Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Rob Kuznia, John Miller, “Police examine online videos, writings possibly linked to Minneapolis church shooting suspect”, in CNN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
At the end of senior year, every student signed their friends' ____ as a memory.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The students enjoyed looking at the several many photos and memories in their high school ____ earlier this month today.