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Noun: textbook  'tekst,bûk
  1. A book prepared for use in schools or colleges
    "his economics textbook is in its tenth edition";
    - text, text edition, schoolbook, school text
Adjective: textbook  'tekst,bûk
  1. According to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical
    "a textbook example";
    - casebook

Derived forms: textbooks

See also: standard

Type of: book

Encyclopedia: Textbook