datebook

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US/ˈdeɪtˌbʊk/

noun

A book in which appointments are kept, each listed beside the day when it occurs.

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Meanings

noundatebook (plural datebooks)

plural datebooks

  1. A book in which appointments are kept, each listed beside the day when it occurs.

    Mr. Peimer fills his datebook with invitations from seemingly endless mailing and e-mail lists, faxes, phone calls and by being the friend of a friend.

    2007 May 1, Joe Brescia, “The Fountain of Youth Is as Near as the Next Party”, in New York Times

Origin

From date + book.

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Cite this entry
APA

datebook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/datebook

MLA

“datebook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/datebook. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “datebook,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/datebook.

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