text·book
ˈteks(t)-ˌbu̇k 
: a book used in the study of a subject: such as
a
: one containing a presentation of the principles of a subject
b
: a literary work relevant to the study of a subject
: of, suggesting, or suitable to a textbook
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Noun
one shelf in my bookcase is crammed full of my old college textbooks
Adjective
a textbook example of a film that captures the feel of the novel on which it is based
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Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Ellory Morgan had been staring in rising dismay at the dense pages of her Con Law textbook for over two hours, and in that time her mind, her soul, and her confidence had expired.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 5 June 2025
Matt Benoit, Discover Magazine, 22 June 2022
Guyton, the second Black woman to host A Capitol Fourth after Vanessa Williams, recognizes that her own swift and dramatic rise to stardom after years of dues-paying and nearly quitting performing entirely is a textbook American success story.
—Scott Huver, PEOPLE.com, 1 July 2022
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Noun
Younger voters are inheriting a global environment that is far more multipolar, fragmented, and ideologically diffuse than the Cold War framework their textbooks still teach.
—Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Ellory Morgan had been staring in rising dismay at the dense pages of her Con Law textbook for over two hours, and in that time her mind, her soul, and her confidence had expired.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 5 June 2025
Adjective
But for some of these patients, the cause of their seemingly textbook mental issues isn’t from an anomaly of brain chemistry or function, but from Lyme disease – the most common vector-borne disease in the U.S.
—Matt Benoit, Discover Magazine, 22 June 2022
Guyton, the second Black woman to host A Capitol Fourth after Vanessa Williams, recognizes that her own swift and dramatic rise to stardom after years of dues-paying and nearly quitting performing entirely is a textbook American success story.
—Scott Huver, PEOPLE.com, 1 July 2022
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“Textbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/textbook. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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