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textbook

noun adjective

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

Quick reference

Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
T
Ends with
K
Contains
EX
Scrabble score
21
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

/ˈtɛkst.bʊk/ /ˈtɛkst.bʊk/

Meaning

Definitions

noun

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

adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to textbooks or their style, especially in being dry and pedagogical; textbooky, textbooklike.

  2. Having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon, so that it might be included as an example in a textbook.

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