address book
noun
a book with spaces in which you can write people’s names, addresses, telephone numbers etc, usually in alphabetical order
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noun
a book with spaces in which you can write people’s names, addresses, telephone numbers etc, usually in alphabetical order
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a book that is read out loud, usually by an actor or a famous person, and recorded on a cassette tape or CD
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a book that has spaces or pages for each day of the year, where you can write down things that you have to do. The usual American word is appointment book or datebook
a book in which you write people’s addresses and telephone numbers, made in a way that allows you to add and remove pages
noun
a written record of things that happen, especially an official record of a journey on a ship or in a plane
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a set of sheets of paper fastened together along the top or one side, used for writing or drawing
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a book in which the people who visit a particular place write their names and addresses, and sometimes also give their opinion of the place
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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