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storybook

[stawr-ee-book]

noun

  1. a book that contains a story or stories especially for children.



adjective

  1. idealized, romantic, or picturesque, as if from a book of stories.

    She lives in a storybook cottage on an island off the coast of Maine.

storybook

/ ˈɔːɪˌʊ /

noun

  1. a book containing stories, esp for children

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. unreal or fantastic

    a storybook world

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of storybook1

First recorded in 1705–15; story 1 + book
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Last year could have been a storybook ending.

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As far as storybook moments in the regular season go, Friday’s ending had everything.

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“He just didn’t want to have the end of his storybook career tail off,” Balelo said, “and then in Year 13, 14 and 15: ‘Who is this guy?

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Their communications strategy has foreground "Pride Puppy," a short storybook chronicling a family's day at a Pride parade.

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At issue are new “LGBTQ-inclusive” storybooks used for classroom reading for pre-kindergarten to 5th grade in Montgomery County, Md., a suburb of Washington where three justices reside.

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