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commonplace book
n.
A personal journal in which quotable passages, literary excerpts, and comments are written.
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commonplace book
n
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a notebook in which quotations, poems, remarks, etc, that catch the owner's attention are entered
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com′monplace book`
n.
a book in which noteworthy quotations, comments, etc., are written.
[1570–80]
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Noun | 1. | commonplace book - a notebook in which you enter memorabilia notebook - a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda |
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