by-book

noun

A notebook or memorandum book.

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Meanings

nounby-book (plural by-books)

plural by-books · alternative bybook

  1. A notebook or memorandum book.
  2. A subordinate book containing notes or jottings to be afterward extended in due form.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
notebook

Origin

From by- (“secondary, incidental or parallel to”) + book.

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APA

by-book. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by-book

MLA

“by-book.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by-book. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “by-book,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by-book.

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