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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

/ ˈɛˌʊ /

noun

    1. a book used as a standard source of information on a particular subject
    2. ( as modifier )

      a textbook example

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Derived Forms

  • ˈٱˌǴǰ쾱, adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of textbook1

First recorded in 1720–30; text + book
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Chloe might have left the textbooks behind as her career takes off, but the learning hasn't stopped, she says, admitting she's still finding out things about being a pop star.

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“Having his textbooks out, listening to lectures at his desk, not even giving a s—,” she said.

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"I'm told my symptoms were a textbook case for bipolar lows and highs – energetic, grandiose language, erratic – but no one even considered this diagnosis for me until I was sectioned."

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In a nice irony, Merzbacher would later author the standard textbook in that field.

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It says that textbooks advocated by the Taliban promote its political and military activities, and prohibited the mixing of men and women, as well as endorsing the enforced wearing of the hijab.

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