textbook
noun
a book used by students as a standard work for a particular branch of study.
textbooks
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pluralof textbook.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Priorities: Payne wants to make community colleges “cheaper, faster, better” in part by offering students more training for specific jobs and less expensive online textbooks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
"Vulvalippen" has not yet been adopted by a German dictionary, but Windmüller has spotted it in conversations, school textbooks and women's magazines.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The researchers' 2024 research concluded that textbooks had been describing this effect incorrectly for almost 100 years.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
His daughter, Katie Niederhoffer, said that until the last days of his life, she kept him stocked with books, everything from textbooks and biographies to books on trees and resilience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
I bought my textbooks, paid rent, and had money left over.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
