text·book

(tĕkst′bo͝ok′)

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.

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textbook

(ˈtɛkstˌbʊk)

(Education)

a. a book used as a standard source of information on a particular subject

b. (as modifier): a textbook example.

ˈtextˌbookish adj

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text•book

(ˈtɛkstˌbʊk)

n.

1. a book used by students as a standard work for a particular branch of study.

adj.

2. pertaining to, characteristic of, or seemingly suitable for inclusion in a textbook; typical; classic: a textbook example of administrative competence.

[1770–80]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	textbook - a book prepared for use in schools or colleges; "his economics textbook is in its tenth edition"; "the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy" school text, schoolbook, text edition, text book - a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics" 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
Adj.	1.	textbook - according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical; "a casebook schizophrenic"; "a textbook example" casebook standard - established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence; "a standard reference work"; "the classical argument between free trade and protectionism"

Translations

كِتَابٌ دِرَاسِيّكِتاب مَدْرَسي

učebnice

lærebog

Lehrbuch

εγχειρίδιο σχολικό βιβλίο

libro de texto

oppikirja

manuel

udžbenik

tankönyv

kennslubók

libro di testo

教科書

교과서

učbenik

lärobok

ตำราเรียน

ders kitabı

sách giáo khoa

教科书课本

textbook

[ˈtekstbʊk] N → libro m de texto
a textbook case of → un caso clásico de ...

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

textbook

text-book [ˈtɛkstbʊk]

n → manuel m
a French textbook → un manuel de français

adj [case, example] → typique, classique
a textbook model of sth → un modèle de qchtext editor n (COMPUTING) → éditeur m de texte(s)text file n (COMPUTING) → fichier m texte

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

textbook

[ˈtɛkstˌbʊk] n → libro di testo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

text

(tekst) noun

1. in a book, the written or printed words, as opposed to the illustrations, notes etc. First the text was printed, then the drawings added.

2. a passage from the Bible about which a sermon is preached. He preached on a text from St John's gospel.

ˈtextbook noun

a book used in teaching, giving the main facts about a subject. a history textbook.

textbook

→ كِتَابٌ دِرَاسِيّ učebnice lærebog Lehrbuch σχολικό βιβλίο libro de texto oppikirja manuel udžbenik libro di testo 教科書 교과서 tekstboek lærebok podręcznik livro escolar учебник lärobok ตำราเรียน ders kitabı sách giáo khoa 教科书

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I partly surmise also, that this wicked charge against whalers may be likewise imputed to the existence on the coast of Greenland, in former times, of a Dutch village called Schmerenburgh or Smeerenberg, which latter name is the one used by the learned Fogo Von Slack, in his great work on Smells, a textbook on that subject.

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'I suppose,' muttered Gabriel, 'that's out of the 'Prentice's Garland or the 'Prentice's Delight, or the 'Prentice's Warbler, or the Prentice's Guide to the Gallows, or some such improving textbook. Now he's going to beautify himself--here's a precious locksmith!'

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At present I am, as you know, fairly busy, but I propose to devote my declining years to the composition of a textbook, which shall focus the whole art of detection into one volume.

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The triumph of Pitman was a triumph of business organization: there was a weekly paper to persuade you to learn Pitman: there were cheap textbooks and exercise books and transcripts of speeches for you to copy, and schools where experienced teachers coached you up to the necessary proficiency.

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When Anne got home that night she stacked all her textbooks away in an old trunk in the attic, locked it, and threw the key into the blanket box.

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As I slowly recalled my collegiate studies and paleontological readings in Bowen's textbooks, I realized that I had looked upon nothing less than a diplodocus of the Upper Jurassic; but how infinitely different was the true, live thing from the crude restorations of Hatcher and Holland!

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Walker was one of those American ladies who, while residing abroad, make a point, in their own phrase, of studying European society, and she had on this occasion collected several specimens of her diversely born fellow mortals to serve, as it were, as textbooks. When Winterbourne arrived, Daisy Miller was not there, but in a few moments he saw her mother come in alone, very shyly and ruefully.

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Schools with Russian language of instruction in Bishkek are supplied with textbooks for 72%, schools with Kyrgyz language of instruction for 86%, Bishkek education department chief Saule Meirmanova said at the meeting of the commission on social issues of the Bishkek city council.

Bishkek schools supplied with textbooks for some 80%

The textbooks and curriculum do not inculcate basic human values in the students, leave alone informing them of their rights under the constitution.

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The government in January adopted a textbook distribution policy that led to a slash in funds set aside to buy books under free primary education.

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The collegewide effort to continue providing high-quality instruction while saving students money from the burdensome cost of textbooks began in 2016 with the creation of the Textbook Ad Hoc Committee, which is co-chaired by MCC President Clint Gabbard and Julie Freelove, business instructor.

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