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text⋅book⋅ish

  [tekst-book-ish]
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–adjective
suggesting a textbook, esp. in literary style or composition.
Origin:
1925–30; textbook + -ish 1
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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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