notebook
noun
note·book
ˈnōt-ˌbu̇k 
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 Peter H. Lewis 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.
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These were a sheet of notebook paper and a bank document that contained contemporaneous, handwritten notes from Mr. McConney and Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg that detailed monthly payments to Michael Cohen.
—Peter Grier, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 May 2024
Image Image Image Erica Perez, 42, sat toward the back, her Bible open along with a notebook, furiously taking notes as the pastor spoke.
—Jennifer Medina Isadora Kosofsky, New York Times, 5 May 2024
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Peter Grier, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 May 2024
Image Image Image Erica Perez, 42, sat toward the back, her Bible open along with a notebook, furiously taking notes as the pastor spoke.
—Jennifer Medina Isadora Kosofsky, New York Times, 5 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for notebook
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“Notebook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notebook. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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notebook
noun
note·book
ˈnōt-ˌbu̇k
1
: a book for notes
2
: a portable computer that is similar to but usually smaller than a laptop
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