ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Copybook

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Copybook is a noun meaning A student's exercise book containing samples of good handwriting to be copied.

Meaning

A student's exercise book containing samples of good handwriting to be copied.

More Meanings

  1. (Quebec, UK) A notebook containing blank, often lined, pages for writing answers.
  2. (programming, COBOL) A series of instructions or data definitions copied into multiple programs from a shared library; boilerplate.

Example Sentences

She whipped up the cards on the floor, extinguished an unglobed candle, and ruffled open the pages of Claude's copybook.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include binders, booklets, books, cahiers, notebooks, workbooks.

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