textbook

Meaning

Noun

A coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges.

Adj

1. (literally) Of or pertaining to textbooks or their style, especially in being dry and pedagogical; textbooky, textbooklike.
2. (figuratively) Having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon, so that it might be included as an example in a textbook.
3. (figuratively) Done exactly correctly, in an exemplary way that might be described in a textbook.
4. (figuratively) Learned from, or as if learned from, a textbook, as opposed to personal discovery or experience.

Synonyms

manual

text

schoolbook

handbook

treatise

coursebook

reader

text edition

casebook

reference book

school book

school text

orthodoxy

primer

course book

recipe

collection of formula

compendium

scripture

subject matter

syllabus

book

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bible

authority

text book

technical book

class-book

educational material

teaching material

classical works

guide

formula

curriculum

Translations

Lehrbuch

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libro de texto

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manuel

libro di testo

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livre de classe

leerboek

Schulbuch

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livro didático

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compêndio

studieboek

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مرجع

σχολικό βιβλίο

llibre de text

εγχειρίδιο

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɛkst.bʊk/

Etymology

From text + book.