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noun
(treated as plural) A collection of miscellaneous notes, remarks, or fragments of writing, typically preserved in a notebook. Originally, a book of accounts, so named from the placing of debt and credit in opposition to each other.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, plural, plural-only
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
(treated as singular) A collection of notes or commentaries; a commonplace book.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, plural, plural-only
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Latin adversāri.
