composition notebook

Marbled cover booklet

A composition notebook is a type of bound notebook with a distinctive black-and-white marbled cover, traditionally used by students for schoolwork.

The sewn binding makes pages harder to remove than in spiral notebooks, which teachers sometimes prefer for preventing torn-out assignments.

She filled three composition notebooks with her novel draft.

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ruled · traditional design · wide ruled · college ruled · lined · note-taking · pen and paper · school supplies · classroom · durable material · education · first grade · cover · margins · workbook · student · sketchbook · pages

Opposites
binding type

composition notebookspiral notebook

Coiled-binding paper pad

three-ring binder · ring binder · legal pad · notepad · steno pad

formality/structure

composition notebookscratch paper

Throwaway sheets for drafting

scrap paper · legal pad · sticky notes · index cards · napkin

medium/technology

composition notebookdigital notebook

Software for storing notes

tablet · laptop · note-taking app · Evernote · iPad

Family

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Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G