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Y-eerb-uk/ˈjɪəbʊk/

A yearbook is a book of photos and names for one school year, given out at the end of term. An exercise book is for classwork; a prospectus advertises the school. Exams: sign the yearbook after the last assembly; it is not an exercise book for the exam.

Meaning

A book of photos and names for one school year, given out at the end of term.

Examples

• “Sign the yearbook after the last assembly; it is not an exercise book for the exam.”
• “A yearbook photo still needs the consent form; a phone snap in the corridor is not the official portrait.”

Good to know

a yearbook. Contrast: an exercise book / a prospectus. School / exams. Countable books. Mix-up: a year is the time; the yearbook is the album.

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