- commonplace book
- commonplace bookn.a book in which extracts, poems, aphorisms, etc. are copied down for future reference, often together with one's ideas and reflections
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Commonplace book — Commonplace Com mon*place , n. 1. An idea or expression wanting originality or interest; a trite or customary remark; a platitude. [1913 Webster] 2. A memorandum; something to be frequently consulted or referred to. [1913 Webster] Whatever, in my … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Commonplace book — This article is about the commonplace book. For the music album, see commonplace (album). A commonplace book from the mid 17th century Commonplace books (or commonplaces) were a way to compile knowledge, usually by writing information into books … Wikipedia
Commonplace Book — Notes (5,000 words); written between late 1919/early 1920 and 1935. First published in The Notes & Commonplace Book(Futile Press, 1938); rpt. BWS, SR,and MW. Annotated version in Commonplace Book(1987). No “book” at all, HPL’s commonplace… … An H.P.Lovecraft encyclopedia
commonplace book — noun a notebook in which you enter memorabilia • Hypernyms: ↑notebook * * * ˈcommonplace book 7 [commonplace book commonplace books] noun (especially in the past) a book into which you copy parts of other books, poems, etc. and add your own… … Useful english dictionary
commonplace book — com′monplace book n. a book in which noteworthy quotations, comments, etc., are written • Etymology: 1570–80 … From formal English to slang
commonplace book — /ˈkɒmənpleɪs bʊk/ (say komuhnplays book) noun a book in which noteworthy passages, poems, comments, etc., are written …
commonplace book — noun Date: 1578 a book of memorabilia … New Collegiate Dictionary
commonplace book — a book in which noteworthy quotations, comments, etc., are written. [1570 80] * * * … Universalium
commonplace book — noun a book into which notable extracts from other works are copied for personal use … English new terms dictionary
commonplace book — noun a personal notebook or journal in which memorabilia, quotations etc were written … Wiktionary
