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casebook

casebook

6.9
Showing the usual features of a typical case
  • adjective
  • /ˈkeɪsˌbʊk/
translation icon : ejemplo clásico
  • This is a casebook example of successful teamwork.

Examples

  • The doctor described her symptoms as a casebook example of pneumonia.

  • His reaction was a casebook display of anger management issues.

  • It was a casebook case of fraud, following all the usual patterns.

  • Is this project a casebook example of innovation?

  • The teacher used the student project as a casebook example of creative problem-solving.

  • This article presents a casebook instance of how teamwork leads to success.

  • The documentary highlighted a casebook situation of urban development challenges.

Synonyms

textbook
vscasebook
4.4

A very typical example of how something usually happens

is the classic real-world instance showing all typical features

How Typical

textbook
4.4
casebook
6.9
typical
843 1.0
unusual
∞ 2.2
atypical
27 5.7

Surface Forms

casebook positive

Etymology

Casebook as an adjective can be remembered by thinking of case ('an example') and book ('a set of pages'): something so typical it could be put in a book of cases. That's why calling something 'casebook' means it shows the usual or classic features of that thing.