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textbook

Pronunciation: /ˈtɛkst.bʊk/

The English word “textbook” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges.

adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to textbooks or their style, especially in being dry and pedagogical; textbooky, textbooklike.
  2. Having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon, so that it might be included as an example in a textbook.
  3. Done exactly correctly, in an exemplary way that might be described in a textbook.
  4. Learned from, or as if learned from, a textbook, as opposed to personal discovery or experience.

Etymology

From text + book.

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