FACEBOOK Definition & Meaning

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Phonetic (Standard)IPA

Trademark.

a brand name for a social media service and website, launched in 2004.

verb (used with object)

to communicate with (a person) or search for information about (a person) by using Facebook.
My old girlfriend just facebooked me.
His future employer Facebooked him and decided to withdraw the job offer.
to post on Facebook.
I facebooked some photos of my cat.
You should Facebook the event so more people will show up.

verb (used without object)

to use Facebook.
Does your mom Facebook?

Facebook

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noun

a popular social networking website

verb

(tr; sometimes not capital) to search for (a person's profile) on the Facebook website

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Spelling Note

The official trademarked name of the social media platform and website is now styled in all capital letters “FACEBOOK,” though prior to 2020 the trademarked style was “facebook,” in all lowercase letters. Formal writing—as exemplified by most news and book publishers—treats such names as regular proper nouns, in this case “Facebook,” using an initial capital letter, but not all caps. However, when a trade name begins with a lowercase letter followed by an uppercase one, such as eBay or iPad, this spelling is retained, even at the beginning of a sentence.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Facebook¹

First recorded in 2000–05; from facebook, a college student directory with personal photos and basic information

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Example Sentences

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"France has supported us since the first statements about taking our country came out," he wrote in a Facebook post.

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The organisation posts updates on its Facebook page, which only those with e-sim cards on their phones are able to access, because of the internet blackout.

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“We spent a few holidays together, staying out at his ranch having buffets by the creek, and him and Jacquie coming to my house to discuss projects were always a treat,” Allen wrote on Facebook.

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Roundhouse Birmingham informed customers its city and canal tours were cancelled via a Facebook post on Wednesday.

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However, Lyons has been criticised for an earlier Facebook post in which he said he had been made aware that "a number of individuals were temporarily moved to Larne Leisure Centre".

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