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textbook - 2 dictionary results

text⋅book

[tekst-book]
–noun
1. a book used by students as a standard work for a particular branch of study.
–adjective
2. pertaining to, characteristic of, or seemingly suitable for inclusion in a textbook; typical; classic: a textbook case.

Origin:
1720–30; text + book
text·book   (těkst'bŏŏk')   
n.  A book used in schools or colleges for the formal study of a subject.
adj.  Being a characteristic example of its kind; classic: a textbook case of schizophrenia.
text'book'ish adj.
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