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TEXTBOOK
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A book prepared for use in schools or colleges
Example:
the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy
Synonyms:
school text; schoolbook; text; text edition; textbook
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("textbook" is a kind of...):
book (a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "textbook"):
crammer (a textbook designed for cramming)
introduction (a basic or elementary instructional text)
primer (an introductory textbook)
reader (one of a series of texts for students learning to read)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
According to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical
Example:
a textbook example
Synonyms:
casebook; textbook
Classified under:
Similar:
standard (established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence)
