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commonplace book

noun

Definition of COMMONPLACE BOOK

:  a book of memorabilia
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First Known Use of COMMONPLACE BOOK

1578

Rhymes with COMMONPLACE BOOK

audiobook, coloring book, gobbledygook, one for the book, on one's own hook, ring off the hook, telephone book

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