noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A reference book, published annually.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable
Topics: education
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A school subject in which students learn journalistic skills by compiling a yearbook.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, uncountable
Topics: education
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4
noun
Meaning 4
a reference book that is published regularly once every year
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: annual, yearly
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reference book, reference, reference work, book of facts
Narrower terms: almanac, farmer's calendar, ephemeris
5
noun
Meaning 5
a book published annually by the graduating class of a high school or college usually containing photographs of faculty and graduating students
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: book
History
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”).
Across languages
Translations
47 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
տարեգիրք
(taregirkʻ)
— reference book, published annually
Bulgarian:
годишник
(godišnik)
— reference book, published annually
Catalan:
anuari
— reference book, published annually
Chinese Mandarin:
年鑑 /年鉴
(niánjiàn)
— reference book, published annually
Chinese Mandarin:
年鑒 /年鉴
(niánjiàn)
— reference book, published annually
Czech:
ročenka
— reference book, published annually
Danish:
årbog
— reference book, published annually
Esperanto:
jarlibro
— reference book, published annually
Finnish:
vuosikirja
— reference book, published annually
French:
annuaire
— reference book, published annually
Galician:
anuario
— reference book, published annually
Georgian:
წელიწდეული
(c̣elic̣deuli)
— reference book, published annually
German:
Jahrbuch
— reference book, published annually
Hindi:
अब्दकोश
(abdakoś)
— reference book, published annually
Hungarian:
évkönyv
— reference book, published annually
Indonesian:
buku tahunan
— reference book, published annually
Italian:
annuario
— reference book, published annually
Japanese:
年鑑
(nenkan)
— reference book, published annually
Kazakh:
жылдық
(jyldyq)
— reference book, published annually
Macedonian:
го́дишник
(gódišnik)
— reference book, published annually
Norwegian Bokmål:
årbok
— reference book, published annually
Norwegian Nynorsk:
årbok
— reference book, published annually
Polish:
rocznik
— reference book, published annually
Portuguese:
anuário
— reference book, published annually
Russian:
ежего́дник
(ježegódnik)
— reference book, published annually
Serbo-Croatian:
го̀дишња̄к
— reference book, published annually
Serbo-Croatian:
gòdišnjāk
— reference book, published annually
Spanish:
anuario
— reference book, published annually
Swedish:
årsbok
— reference book, published annually
Swedish:
årsskrift
— reference book, published annually
Swedish:
kalender
— reference book, published annually
Tagalog:
taunang aklat
— reference book, published annually
Ukrainian:
щорі́чник
(ščoríčnyk)
— reference book, published annually
Vietnamese:
niên giám
— reference book, published annually
Welsh:
blwyddiadur
— reference book, published annually
Czech:
ročenka
— publication compiled by the graduating class
Danish:
blå bog
— publication compiled by the graduating class
Danish:
årbog
— publication compiled by the graduating class
Esperanto:
jarlibro
— publication compiled by the graduating class
Finnish:
vuosikirja
— publication compiled by the graduating class
German:
Jahrbuch
— publication compiled by the graduating class
Indonesian:
buku tahunan
— publication compiled by the graduating class
Italian:
annuario
— publication compiled by the graduating class
Macedonian:
а́лманах
(álmanah)
— publication compiled by the graduating class
Spanish:
anuario
— publication compiled by the graduating class
Spanish:
anuario escolar
— publication compiled by the graduating class
Swedish:
skolkatalog
— publication compiled by the graduating class