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YEARBOOK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A reference book that is published regularly once every year
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("yearbook" is a kind of...):
book of facts; reference; reference book; reference work (a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "yearbook"):
almanac (an annual publication containing tabular information in a particular field or fields arranged according to the calendar of a given year)
almanac; farmer's calendar (an annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year)
ephemeris (an annual publication containing astronomical tables that give the positions of the celestial bodies throughout the year)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A book published annually by the graduating class of a high school or college usually containing photographs of faculty and graduating students
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("yearbook" is a kind of...):
book (a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together))