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textbook

[tekst-book]

noun

  1. a book used by students as a standard work for a particular branch of study.



adjective

  1. pertaining to, characteristic of, or seemingly suitable for inclusion in a textbook; typical; classic.

    a textbook case.

textbook

/ ˈɛˌʊ /

noun

    1. a book used as a standard source of information on a particular subject

    2. ( as modifier )

      a textbook example

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Other Word Forms

  • ˈٱˌǴǰ쾱 adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of textbook1

First recorded in 1720–30; text + book
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“This is a textbook example of medical need,” said the family’s attorney, Rebecca Brown, of the pro bono legal firm Public Counsel.

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Their meeting was documented through photographs of them and of his autograph on the then-21-year-old’s “Deductive Logic” college textbook.

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No civics textbook could prepare students for the realities of power that kept the nation’s war machine on a rampage, taking several million lives in Southeast Asia or supplying weapons making possible genocide in Gaza.

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Chloe might have left the textbooks behind as her career takes off, but the learning hasn't stopped, she says, admitting she's still finding out things about being a pop star.

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“Having his textbooks out, listening to lectures at his desk, not even giving a s—,” she said.

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