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

Often, it's the first time a medical student works with real flesh and blood - an experience that can't be replicated from a textbook.

From BBC

Some states still ban inmates from almost all technology, leaving students to get by with textbooks and paper assignments.

From Los Angeles Times

Catholic life with activities like volunteering for Eucharistic ministry or buying textbooks for seminarians.

From Los Angeles Times

What they got instead was inconclusive meeting that produced no agreement of any sort, followed by “an awkward press appearance” captured by the Washington Post with a textbook people-are-saying deflection:

From Salon

Revisions to Japanese textbooks began to spark controversy, with China and South Korea accusing Japan of whitewashing its wartime atrocities.

From BBC

Related Words

• workbook