Poesiealbum

autograph album; friendship book

noun po-e-ZEE-al-boom Rare

Origin: from Greek poiēsis + Latin album

Usage Note

Poesiealbum is a small keepsake book in which friends and classmates write dedications, poems, and wishes — a beloved German school tradition. Children exchange them at primary school and keep them as mementos.

Examples

"In ihr Poesiealbum schrieben alle Mitschüler zum Abschied einen Spruch."

Natural Translation

All her classmates wrote a saying in her autograph album as a farewell.

Literal Translation

In her poetry-album wrote all classmates at the farewell a saying.

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