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notebook.

A book (physical or digital) in which notes or memoranda are written.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnəʊtˌbʊk/Received-Pronunciation/ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/General-American
  1. A book (physical or digital) in which notes or memoranda are written.

  2. A kind of user interface in literate programming, allowing calculations to be interspersed with human-readable comments, diagrams, etc.

    attributive · sometimes
  3. Ellipsis of notebook computer (“laptop computer”).

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old French notebor. Middle English note English note Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book English notebook From note + book.

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