Textbook

Pronunciation: /ˈtɛkstˌbʊk/

Textbook (noun)

  1. a book used by students to study a subject in school or college.
  2. a perfect example of something, often used in teaching.

Examples

  • She opened her textbook to study for the exam.
  • The textbook contains many useful diagrams.

Common collocations: open a textbook, read a textbook, textbook chapter, textbook example, textbook case

Textbook (adjective)

  1. describing something as a perfect or typical example.

Examples

  • It was a textbook performance of the play.
  • Her reaction was textbook for someone in shock.