yearbook

noun — 3 senses

yearbook

noun

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”).

1

A reference book, published annually.

2

Education US 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.

  • 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, archived from the original on 03 Aug 2019:
  • 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, archived from the original on 02 Oct 2025:
3

Education US A school subject in which students learn journalistic skills by compiling a yearbook.

Derived terms
yearbooker, yearbookish, yearbooklike, yearbooky

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