Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

by-book

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.40 in modern English

Syllables: by--book
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A notebook or memorandum book.

noun

A subordinate book containing notes or jottings to be afterward extended in due form.

Etymology

From by- (“secondary, incidental or parallel to”) + book.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: by

Inflected Forms

by-books (plural) bybook (alternative)

Questions

What does by-book mean?: A notebook or memorandum book.
Where does by-book come from?: From by- (“secondary, incidental or parallel to”) + book.

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