yearbook
/jˈɪɹbˌʊk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
American usage; Countable
Example Sentences
- "A New Jersey high school will issue new yearbooks after pro-Trump slogans and logos were removed from photos that some students submitted."
- "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."
Etymology
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”).
Usage
- Countable
- American usage
- Uncountable