"record book" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: record books [plural]
Etymology: record + book Etymology templates: {{com|en|record|book}} record + book Head templates: {{en-noun}} record book (plural record books)
  1. (also idiomatic) a book which lists achievements which break records, the most famous being "Guinness World Records", formerly known as "Guinness Book of Records". Tags: also, idiomatic Translations (book listing achievements): rekordbok [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), rekordbok [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    Sense id: en-record_book-en-noun-~OgU-JEf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of 'book listing achievements': 68 32
  2. a book in which a record is kept of events, perhaps similar to a logbook. Categories (topical): Books
    Sense id: en-record_book-en-noun-yA727gna Disambiguation of Books: 41 59

Inflected forms

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