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Definition of commonplace book noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

commonplace book

noun

/ˈkɒmənpleɪs bʊk/

/ˈkɑːmənpleɪs bʊk/

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(especially in the past) a book into which you copy parts of other books, poems, etc. and add your own comments

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