notebook

noun

note·​book ˈnōt-ˌbu̇k How to pronounce notebook (audio)
Synonyms of notebooknext
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

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Take out your notebook and write down some of your ideas. She kept a notebook for her poetry.
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Cole rummaged through an archival box and pulled out a notebook that was no bigger than a business card. — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026 Smythson Bride-To-Be Soho Notebook Wedding season may be coming to a close, but this notebook is a perfect gift to help give engaged couples a place to plan out their nuptials for the coming year. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2026 Distillation proves the notebook is valuable The labs can’t dismiss reasoning tokens as meaningless computational exhaust. — Adam Fish, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 The notebook becomes a reusable learning environment rather than something the teacher merely presents. — Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for notebook

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First Known Use

1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of notebook was in 1568

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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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