textbook

[tekst-boo k]

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noun

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

adjective

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

RELATED WORDS

workbook, primer, reader, schoolbook

Origin of textbook

First recorded in 1720–30; text + book

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Examples from the Web for textbook

That was exactly as they were listed in the textbook, and that was how Jackson wanted it.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor|S. C. Gwynne|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The stakes are high: A Texas state adoption of a textbook means a very lucrative sale.
In Texas Textbooks, Moses Is a Founding Father|Edward Countryman|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now the SBOE is considering what textbook publishers have produced in response to the TEKS requirements.
In Texas Textbooks, Moses Is a Founding Father|Edward Countryman|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
People can take what they can from 15 minutes with the object rather than 15 minutes with a textbook.
Hello, ‘Gorgeous’: Grit and Glamour In San Francisco|Emily Wilson|June 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Five years after this textbook was published, this result became a different result!
The Curious Passions of Mr. Cosmos: Neil deGrasse Tyson On Space, Climate, and Why Curiosity Wins Every Time|Scott Bixby|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Read these and glance over the section in the textbook to refresh the memory.
Heroes of Israel|Theodore Gerald Soares
There was no address of any sort, no notices, no explanation of Bible or their textbook.
Pulpit and Press|Mary Baker Eddy
It stimulates his interest in a wider knowledge than that obtained only from the textbook or the instructor's lectures.
College Teaching|Paul Klapper
A textbook for advanced high school students which presents drafting room practice in practical textbook form.
Wood and Forest|William Noyes
Many other observers and textbook writers evidently believed that the hind legs were crossed in the loading process.
The Behavior of the Honey Bee in Pollen Collection|D. B. Casteel

British Dictionary definitions for textbook

textbook

noun

a book used as a standard source of information on a particular subject
(as modifier)a textbook example

Derived Formstextbookish, adjective

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Word Origin and History for textbook

also text-book, 1779, from text (n.) + book (n.).