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textbook

textbook

215 1.4
A book that students use to learn a subject at school or college
  • noun
  • /ˈtɛkstbʊk/
translation icon : libro de texto
  • The biology textbook contains many diagrams that help illustrate important processes.
  • digital textbooks
  • reference textbook
  • use a textbook

It's been used as a textbook in countless schools.

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Examples

  • Try to remember to bring our textbooks.

  • Her tote bag filled with textbooks is always on the floor of the front seat.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • This is a picture from from the textbook, the Jones textbook.

  • You can say, well, my textbook in in health class said this.

  • Just realize that every single physics textbook is wrong.

  • It's been used as a textbook in countless schools.

  • As a teacher, Green believes that the textbook is merely a tool.

    Academic text (2011)
  • There's a lot of information in the textbook, right?

  • As a young elementary-aged student, the textbooks I used determined how and what I learned.

    Academic text (2011)
  • But with the plethora of resources available, textbooks alone are insufficient for a meaningful learning experience.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

text
vstextbook
60 2.4

A book used for study in school or college

is the specific standard source used for study rather than a general book
schoolbook
vstextbook
7 1.0

A book used by students at school or college to learn

is a standard study source used broadly rather than only designed for students
school text
vstextbook
1 2.5

A book used in class to help students learn a subject

focuses on being a general standard information source rather than preparation for teaching

Compounds

A clear example that shows a typical situation very well

How Educational

monograph
  • Specialized
7 9.3
textbook
215 1.4
guide
249 1.0
brochure
120 2.7

Surface Forms

textbook singular
textbooks plural

Morphology

textbook = text + book (transparent) = text + book

Clear compound of two common words; a 'textbook' is literally a book of texts used for study, so meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

Textbook comes from the simple parts text ('written words') and book ('a set of pages'). It means a book with lessons, so a textbook is the standard book used to study a subject in school.