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# notebook

noun (notebook, notebooks)

«notebook» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A notebook is a small book with empty pages for writing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notebook/#m1)
2. A notebook is also a small, light laptop computer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notebook/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths: a thing bought, counted or shared at school; price per notebook, pages per notebook. In school: exercise books and notebooks for each subject; a science notebook for observations. In everyday life: back-to-school shopping lists. In stories: a secret notebook or diary that holds a clue.

### Examples

- A notebook costs 2 dollars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notebook/#x1)
- She bought 5 notebooks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notebook/#x2)
- Each notebook has 80 pages. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notebook/#x3)
- How many notebooks can he buy with 12 dollars? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notebook/#x4)
- Write your observations in your science notebook. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notebook/#x5)
- He keeps a notebook of bird sightings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notebook/#x6)
- Open your notebooks to a new page. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notebook/#x7)
- The detective found a clue in the old notebook. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notebook/#x8)

### Note

A thing counted. «Each notebook costs» gives a rate: cost = price × notebooks. Trap: «pages in each notebook» and «notebooks» must be multiplied, not added. «How many can he buy» means divide and round down. In the UK, a school notebook is often called an exercise book.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «notebook» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notebook/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«notebook» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/notebook.html) on Mova free.