textbook Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
   text; text edition; school text; schoolbook.
   
   • his economics textbook is in its tenth edition
   • the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy
2. adjective satellite according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical
   casebook.
   
   • a casebook schizophrenic
   • a textbook example

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