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text·book 
[tekst-book] Pronunciation Key
[tekst-book] Pronunciation Key –noun
–adjective
| 1. | a book used by students as a standard work for a particular branch of study. |
| 2. | pertaining to, characteristic of, or seemingly suitable for inclusion in a textbook; typical; classic: a textbook case. |
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| text·book
(těkst'bŏŏk') Pronunciation Key
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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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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| textbook | |
adjective | |
| 1. | according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical; "a casebook schizophrenic"; "a textbook example" [syn: casebook] |
noun | |
| 1. | a book prepared for use in schools or colleges; "his economics textbook is in its tenth edition"; "the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy" [ant: trade book] |
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