notebook

noun

note·​book ˈnōt-ˌbu̇k How to pronounce notebook (audio)
1
: a book for notes or memoranda
2
: laptop entry 2
especially : a particularly small or light laptop
… have been selling smaller, lighter, cheaper and more powerful notebooks for two years. Peter H. Lewis
often used before another noun
a notebook computer

Examples of notebook in a Sentence

Take out your notebook and write down some of your ideas. She kept a notebook for her poetry.
Recent Examples on the Web The projects consist of bold colors and abstract characters, which are available for print on notebooks, bags and clothes. Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2024 End of carousel Atop his bedside table are medicine bottles, a phone charger and a composition notebook that includes an assortment of famous openings and attacks of grandmasters. Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024 In 2022, a spokesperson from the company also that there are notebooks that show that the idea was already churning before Sara arrived. Johanna Mayer, Scientific American, 23 Feb. 2024 To this end, the documentary follows a non-linear timeline, drawing on Leonardo’s notebooks alongside archival film, photos and audio from different time periods. Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2024 The project team combed over each piece of paper turned up during its search, sifting through handwritten family documents and letters, Darwin’s reading notebooks, his wife’s diaries and lists from scholars written a century ago. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Feb. 2024 Late that night, Weschler pasted his fresh photos into a notebook. Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 8 Feb. 2024 While there are apps and workbooks dedicated to anxiety-tracking, a regular ol’ notebook (or the notes app on your phone) is more than enough. Anna Borges, SELF, 13 Feb. 2024 Darwin also listed reading materials in his notebooks, and Emma Darwin, his wife and cousin, wrote down titles in her many diaries. Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of notebook was in 1568

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“Notebook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notebook. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

notebook

noun
note·​book ˈnōt-ˌbu̇k How to pronounce notebook (audio)
1
: a book for notes
2
: a portable computer that is similar to but usually smaller than a laptop
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