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| 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. |
| 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. |