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1textbook
noun text·book \ˈteks(t)-ˌbu̇k\
: a book about a particular subject that is used in the study of that subject especially in a school
Full Definition of TEXTBOOK
: a book used in the study of a subject: as a : one containing a presentation of the principles of a subject b : a literary work relevant to the study of a subject
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First Known Use of TEXTBOOK
1779
Rhymes with TEXTBOOK
bankbook, billhook, black book, blue book, boat hook, cant hook, caoutchouc, casebook, chapbook, checkbook, Chinook, closed book, codebook, cookbook, daybook, duck hook, e-book, fishhook, gang hook, good book, guidebook, handbook, hornbook, hymnbook, Innsbruck, jump hook, logbook, make book, matchbook, mouth hook, nainsook, nonbook, notebook, outlook, passbook, Pembroke, phrase book, playbook, pothook, prayer book, promptbook, psalmbook, schoolbook, scrapbook, sketchbook, skyhook, songbook, sourcebook, studbook, stylebook, trade book, unhook, white book, Windhoek, wordbook, workbook, yearbook
2textbook
adjective
: very typical
Full Definition of TEXTBOOK
: of, suggesting, or suitable to a textbook; especially : classic <a textbook example of bureaucratic waste>
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First Known Use of TEXTBOOK
1905
Related to TEXTBOOK
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- archetypal (also archetypical), classic, definitive, exemplary, imitable, paradigmatic, quintessential, model
TEXTBOOK Defined for Kids
textbook
noun text·book \ˈtekst-ˌbu̇k\
Definition of TEXTBOOK for Kids
: a book used in the study of a subject
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