textbook

American  

[tekst-book] / ˈtɛkstˌbʊk /

noun

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

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adjective

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

   a textbook case.

textbook British  

/ ˈtɛkstˌbʊk /

noun

1. 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

• textbookish adjective

Etymology

Origin of textbook

First recorded in 1720–30; text + book

Example Sentences

For cryptocurrency funds, though, the quarter was a textbook illustration of the dangers of too much leverage.

From Barron's

The mood at the Mar-a-Lago news conference was triumphalist, as they celebrated what was undoubtedly a textbook operation carried out by highly professional US forces.

From BBC

Rather than textbooks, she predicts children will use "immersive simulations".

From BBC

According to long-standing textbook explanations, this evolutionary shift occurred after the most devastating extinction event in Earth History, which happened about 252 million years ago.

From Science Daily

We’re a textbook example of what the EU says it wants to encourage: sustainable forestry and circular economies that keep forests as forests.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• workbook