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yearbook

noun · 5 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.

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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

Synonyms: none provided

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

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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
Real reading context

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