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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc. If initially blank, commonly referred to as a notebook.
  • A convenient collection, in a form resembling a book, of small paper items for individual use.
  • A long document stored (as data) that is or will become a book; an e-book.
  • A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets.
  • A major division of a long work.
  • A record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet).
  • legal A colloquial reference to a book award, a recognition for receiving the highest grade in a class (traditionally an actual book, but recently more likely a letter or certificate acknowledging the achievement).
  • poker slang four of a kind
  • The script of a musical.
  • in plural Records of the accounts of a business.

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Verb:

  • intransitive|slang To leave.
  • intransitive|slang To travel very fast.
  • transitive|legal To receive the highest grade in a class.
  • transitive To penalise (someone) for an offence.
  • transitive To reserve (something) for future use.
  • transitive To write down.

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