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textbook

/ˈtɛkst.bʊk/noun, adjective2 syllables

Textbook means: a book prepared for use in schools or colleges.

Synonyms for textbook6

noun, as in a book prepared for use in schools or colleges

text, text edition, schoolbook, school text

adjective, as in according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical

casebook, standard

What does textbook mean?2

noun

1

a book prepared for use in schools or colleges“his economics textbook is in its tenth edition”

adjective

1

according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical“a casebook schizophrenic”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Textbook in a sentence

  • As she arrived at school, she realised that she'd forgotten her chemistry textbook.Rawrren
  • In all likelihood, you will pass the entrance exam if you use this textbook.CM
  • This textbook, having been printed in haste, has a lot of printing mistakes.CM
  • Beginning next week, we'll be using a new textbook.CK
  • Starting next week, we'll be using a new textbook.CK
  • As is often the case with him, he left his textbook at home.CM
  • Of course, you are not supposed to write in your textbook.Micsmithel
  • This invention is so revolutionary, it might make it into the textbooks.pip

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of textbook

as a noun

plural
textbooks