schoolbook

noun

school·​book ˈskül-ˌbu̇k How to pronounce schoolbook (audio)
: a school textbook

Examples of schoolbook in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In the past year, schoolbook chapters on the Mughal period have been pared down or removed altogether. Byvaishnavi Chandrashekhar, science.org, 5 Sep. 2024 From a schoolbook used by Henry VIII as a boy to a bust of Earle Hyman as Othello, mementos from centuries of modern history are littered throughout the exhibition hall. Lucas Trevor, Washington Post, 18 June 2024 Sullivan found Westwater under a stairwell, sprawled out in her blood, her schoolbooks and lunch scattered beside her. Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2024 For instance, the Ministry of Education devotes $750,000 every two years to fund the best proposals for schoolbooks. Richard Lapper, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2012 See all Example Sentences for schoolbook 

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Word History

First Known Use

1634, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of schoolbook was in 1634

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“Schoolbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolbook. Accessed 4 Oct. 2024.

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schoolbook

noun
school·​book ˈskül-ˌbu̇k How to pronounce schoolbook (audio)
: a school textbook

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