noun

textbook

textbook, coursebook

I need to buy a new history textbook.

I need to buy a new history textbook.

This is a textbook example of poor management.

This is a textbook example of poor management.

((a/the/my...)) textbook a book for studying a subject I lost my math textbook.

Synonyms: coursebook, manual, reader

A compound word from 'text' (written material) and 'book' (a bound set of pages).

Literally a 'book' full of 'text' for studying a subject.

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