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

/ ˈtɛkstˌbʊk /

noun

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

   2. ( as modifier )

      a textbook example

Other Word Forms

• textbookish adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of textbook¹

First recorded in 1720–30; text + book

Example Sentences

She remembers being unable to find any information about the condition in her textbooks.

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“Coffee and bananas and cocoa are textbook examples of products that Americans love and will never be supplied domestically even with 1,000% tariffs,” said Dan Anthony, president of Trade Partnership Worldwide.

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That may include cutting funding for textbooks or other materials found to be discriminatory.

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It’s a textbook strategy to grow market share and keep competitors out: Drive prices lower, so other players can’t build up their own business.

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At the other end, Ben Duckett settled his nerves with a textbook drive off Scott Boland to bank the first four of the series and followed it up with another in the same over.

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Related Words

• workbook