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commonplace book

–noun
a book in which noteworthy quotations, comments, etc., are written.

Origin:
1570–80
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commonplace book  
n.  A personal journal in which quotable passages, literary excerpts, and comments are written.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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