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scrapbook

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈskɹæpˌbʊk/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: S K R AE1 P B UH2 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A book, similar to a notebook or journal, in which personal or family memorabilia and photos are collected and arranged.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To create scrapbooks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

an album into which clippings or notes or pictures can be pasted

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: album

History

Etymology

From scrap + book.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: leikekirja — book with personal/family contents
  • Italian: album — book with personal/family contents
  • Serbo-Croatian: спомѐна̄р — book with personal/family contents
  • Serbo-Croatian: spomènār — book with personal/family contents
  • Spanish: álbum de recortes — book with personal/family contents
  • Swedish: urklippsbok — book with personal/family contents
  • Welsh: sgraplyfr — book with personal/family contents
Real reading context

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