noun
- a manual of rules and guidelines for writing, editing, and formatting used by writers, editors, and publishers
Usage: journalism; publishing
Examples
- The newspaper’s stylebook requires all headlines to be written in title case.
- Journalists must follow the Associated Press stylebook when writing articles.
- The magazine editor consulted the company stylebook before approving the article.
- Our stylebook specifies that numbers under ten should be spelled out.
- The publishing house created a new stylebook for their academic journals.
- Students in journalism school learn to use the AP stylebook from day one.