textbook

¹text·book

noun \ˈteks(t)-ˌbu̇k\

Definition of TEXTBOOK

: a book used in the study of a subject: as a : one containing a presentation of the principles of a subject b : a literary work relevant to the study of a subject

Examples of TEXTBOOK

1. <one shelf in my bookcase is crammed full of my old college textbooks>

First Known Use of TEXTBOOK

1779

Related to TEXTBOOK

Synonyms: handbook, manual, primer, text

Related Words: schoolbook; grammar, reader, speller; tract, treatise; dictionary, lexicon, vocabulary, wordbook; casebook, encyclopedia, reference; bible, guide, guidebook

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Rhymes with TEXTBOOK

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