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textbook en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈtɛkst.bʊk/ (Canada, Received-Pronunciation, US)
• (Texas) audio
• (California) audio
• /ˈtekst.bʊk/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

From text + book.

Meanings

1. (literally) Of or pertaining to textbooks or their style, especially in being dry and pedagogical; textbooky, textbooklike.
   • These figures are just too textbook, or papyrus-like, as if this information came off of a shelf in the Library of Alexandria 2011, Thomas Karl Dietrich, The Culture of Astronomy: Origin of Number, Geometry, Science, Law, and Religion, page 347:
2. (figuratively) Having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon, so that it might be included as an example in a textbook.
   • Every night had been clear and star-studded, the progression of the moon through its phases absolutely textbook, its dance with the planets visible in the ecliptic... 2003, Felice Picano, A house on the ocean, a house on the bay:
   • textbook case
   • It seemed too textbook, too talk-showish, but it was true. 2025, Sheena King, Submerged: On Healing from Abuse While Navigating a Lifetime of Imprisonment, page 66:
   • It's absolutely textbook! / The amount of trust Mia had in her future self was infinitesimal. Thus, she couldn't help but feel like there was something off about this name. / It's too textbook! 2024, Nozomu Mochitsuki, Tearmoon Empire, volume 12, page 10:
   • Involuntarily it is practiced all the time, for instance when Shylock at the beginning of the trial describes himself as a very textbook example of a very bad and very common illness. 2011, Inge Leimberg, 'What May Words Say ... ?': A Reading of the The Merchant of Venics, page 250:
3. (figuratively) Done exactly correctly, in an exemplary way that might be described in a textbook.
   • […]Hilts and the commandant spar verbally in a very textbook shot/reverse shot scene, back and forth, “over the shoulder” of one interlocutor and then the other […] 2021, Dana Polan, Dreams of Flight: "The Great Escape" in American Film and Culture, page 140:
   • Well done everyone, the tree fell exactly where we planned. That was textbook.
4. (figuratively) Learned from, or as if learned from, a textbook, as opposed to personal discovery or experience.
   • He has a textbook understanding of company law but no practical experience of litigation.
   • So a lot of women will be very textbook if something meets the definition of sexual harassment, whereas a lot of men are more laissez-faire. 2023, Pamela Aronson, Matthew R. Fleming, Gender Revolution: How Electoral Politics and #MeToo are Reshaping Everyday Life:

Forms

Relateds

casebook

Translations (27)

ru учебный (of or pertaining to textbooks or their styles) · ru сухой (of or pertaining to textbooks or their styles) · hy դասագրքային (of or pertaining to textbooks or their styles) · pl podręcznikowy (having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon) · bg типичен (having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon) · da skole- (of or pertaining to textbooks or their styles) · cmn 教科書般 /教科书般 (having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon) · ru академический (of or pertaining to textbooks or their styles) · hy դասագրքային (having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon) · fi koulu- (of or pertaining to textbooks or their styles) · cs učebnicový (having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon) · cmn 教科書式 /教科书式 (having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon) · pl podręcznikowy (of or pertaining to textbooks or their styles) · fi koulu- (having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon) · es libro (of or pertaining to textbooks or their styles) · cs učebnicový (of or pertaining to textbooks or their styles) · fi oppikirja- (of or pertaining to textbooks or their styles) · de Bilderbuch- (having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon) · bg учебникарски (of or pertaining to textbooks or their styles) · it da manuale (having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon) · da sædvanlig (having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon) · ru этало́нный (having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon) · es de manual (having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon) · fi oppikirja- (having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon) · cmn 教科書式 /教科书式 (of or pertaining to textbooks or their styles) · de lehrbuchmäßig (having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon) · vo tidabukik (of or pertaining to textbooks or their styles)

textbook en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈtɛkst.bʊk/ (Canada, Received-Pronunciation, US)
• (Texas) audio
• (California) audio
• /ˈtekst.bʊk/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

From text + book.

Meanings

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

Forms

Deriveds

textbook example · textbookless · e-textbook · textbook case · hypertextbook · textbookery · textbookish

Translations (148)

sh ȕdžbenīk (formal manual of instruction) · fy skriuwboek (formal manual of instruction) · dtp ḇuuk teks (formal manual of instruction) · yi האַנטבוך (formal manual of instruction) · km ក្បួន (formal manual of instruction) · fa-ira کِتابِ دَرْس (formal manual of instruction) · ja テキストブック (formal manual of instruction) · de Handbuch (formal manual of instruction) · tl aklat-pampaaralan (formal manual of instruction) · it libro di testo (formal manual of instruction) · sk učebnica (formal manual of instruction) · tg китоби дарсӣ (formal manual of instruction) · ce ӏамат (formal manual of instruction) · nl studieboek (formal manual of instruction) · id buku paket (formal manual of instruction) · id buku ajar (formal manual of instruction) · ba дәреслек (formal manual of instruction) · es libro de texto (formal manual of instruction) · os ахуыргӕнӕг чиныг (formal manual of instruction) · ko 텍스트북 (formal manual of instruction) · km សៀវភៅមើល (formal manual of instruction) · es texto (formal manual of instruction) · lo ຕຳລາ (formal manual of instruction) · ko 교과서 (formal manual of instruction) · ar كِتَاب مَدْرَسِيّ (formal manual of instruction) · ur دَرْسی کِتاب (formal manual of instruction) · fo lærubók (formal manual of instruction) · hy դասագիրք (formal manual of instruction) · hi पाठ्यपुस्तक (formal manual of instruction) · fr manuel (formal manual of instruction) · sl učbenik (formal manual of instruction) · cmn 課本 /课本 (formal manual of instruction) · nn lærebok (formal manual of instruction) · rsk учебнїк (formal manual of instruction) · ur نِصابی کِتاب (formal manual of instruction) · ti መጽሓፈ ትምህርቲ (formal manual of instruction) · gl libro de texto (formal manual of instruction) · ab ацхы́раагӡа (formal manual of instruction) · tl aklat-aralin (formal manual of instruction) · ps درسي کتاب (formal manual of instruction) · tk okuw kitaby (formal manual of instruction) · uk підру́чник (formal manual of instruction) · ru уче́бник (formal manual of instruction) · es libro escolar (formal manual of instruction) · he סֵפֶר לִמוּד (formal manual of instruction) · dng җёкуәфу (formal manual of instruction) · th หนังสือเรียน (formal manual of instruction) · sq libër shkollor (formal manual of instruction) · km មេអាន (formal manual of instruction) · lt vadovėlis (formal manual of instruction) · ka სახელმძღვანელო (formal manual of instruction) · ja テキスト (formal manual of instruction) · is skólabók (formal manual of instruction) · cy gwerslyfr (formal manual of instruction) · yue 課本 /课本 (formal manual of instruction) · da lærebog (formal manual of instruction) · sw kitabu cha kiada (formal manual of instruction) · eo tekstolibro (formal manual of instruction) · pdt Läsbuak (formal manual of instruction) · yue 教科書 /教科书 (formal manual of instruction) · ca llibre de classe (formal manual of instruction) · ug دەرسلىك (formal manual of instruction) · yi לערנבוך (formal manual of instruction) · uz darslik (formal manual of instruction) · lo ສູດ (formal manual of instruction) · cv вӗренткӗч (formal manual of instruction) · atv ӱренер пичик (formal manual of instruction) · fr livre de classe (formal manual of instruction) · nl leerboek (formal manual of instruction) · fi oppikirja (formal manual of instruction) · bo སློབ་དེབ (formal manual of instruction) · az dərslik (formal manual of instruction) · eo lernolibro (formal manual of instruction) · vi sách giáo khoa (formal manual of instruction) · sv lärobok (formal manual of instruction) · kk оқулық (formal manual of instruction) · bg уче́бник (formal manual of instruction) · sq tekst shkollor (formal manual of instruction) · ca llibre de text (formal manual of instruction) · mn сурах бичиг (formal manual of instruction) · el σύγγραμμα (formal manual of instruction) · nb lærebok (formal manual of instruction) · ur ٹیکْسْٹ بُک (formal manual of instruction) · ky окуу китеби (formal manual of instruction) · pt livro didático (formal manual of instruction) · tt дәреслек (formal manual of instruction) · ro manual (formal manual of instruction) · bn পাঠ্যপুস্তক (formal manual of instruction) · shn ပပ်ႉႁဵၼ်း (formal manual of instruction) · za gobwnj (formal manual of instruction) · mi pukapuka matua (formal manual of instruction) · pt apostila (formal manual of instruction) · lo ປຶ້ມແບບຮຽນ (formal manual of instruction) · nl schoolboek (formal manual of instruction) · tr ders kitabı (formal manual of instruction) · sh у̏џбенӣк (formal manual of instruction) · ast llibru de testu (formal manual of instruction) · cs učebnice (formal manual of instruction) · nb skolebøk (formal manual of instruction) · ckt кэԓигъюԓеткин кэԓикэԓ (formal manual of instruction) · alt учебник (formal manual of instruction) · cmn 教科書 /教科书 (formal manual of instruction) · ja 教科書 (formal manual of instruction) · my ကျောင်းသုံးစာအုပ် (formal manual of instruction) · lv mācību grāmata (formal manual of instruction) · te పాఠ్యపుస్తకము (formal manual of instruction) · hi टेक्स्ट-बुक (formal manual of instruction) · de Schulbuch (formal manual of instruction) · sea bob teks (formal manual of instruction) · ms buku teks (formal manual of instruction) · ru руково́дство (formal manual of instruction) · id buku pelajaran (formal manual of instruction) · et õpik (formal manual of instruction) · tl aralang aklat (formal manual of instruction) · pt livro de texto (formal manual of instruction) · lo ປຶ້ມອ່ານ (formal manual of instruction) · hu tankönyv (formal manual of instruction) · mi pukapuka kaupapa (formal manual of instruction) · tl teksbuk (formal manual of instruction) · mk учебник (formal manual of instruction) · fo skúlabók (formal manual of instruction) · la līber definitivus (formal manual of instruction) · ar مَرْجِع (formal manual of instruction) · pt compêndio (formal manual of instruction) · yi טעקסטבוך (formal manual of instruction) · is kennslubók (formal manual of instruction) · iba bup teks (formal manual of instruction) · km សៀវភៅសិក្សា (formal manual of instruction) · es manual (formal manual of instruction) · pl podręcznik (formal manual of instruction) · vo tidabuk (formal manual of instruction) · nan-hbl 課本 /课本 (formal manual of instruction) · th ตำราเรียน (formal manual of instruction) · de Lehrbuch (formal manual of instruction) · fa-ira کِتابِ دَرْسی (formal manual of instruction) · nl handboek (formal manual of instruction) · lo ແບບຮຽນ (formal manual of instruction) · af handboek (formal manual of instruction) · th ตำรา (formal manual of instruction) · be падру́чнік (formal manual of instruction) · lo ໜັງສືຮຽນ (formal manual of instruction) · az dərs kitabı (formal manual of instruction) · ast testu (formal manual of instruction) · ga téacsleabhar (formal manual of instruction) · ru посо́бие (formal manual of instruction) · nan-hbl 教科書 /教科书 (formal manual of instruction) · gd teacs-leabhar (formal manual of instruction) · pt sebenta (formal manual of instruction)

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