Sekirov Dictionary

textbook

/ˈtɛkst.bʊk/

adjective 4
noun 1
forms 3
phrases 1

adjective4

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Of or pertaining to textbooks or their style, especially in being dry and pedagogical; textbooky, textbooklike.
- These figures are just too textbook, or papyrus-like, as if this information came off of a shelf in the Library of Alexandria — 2011
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(figurative) Having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon, so that it might be included as an example in a textbook.
- Every night had been clear and star-studded, the progression of the moon through its phases absolutely textbook, its dance with the planets visible in the ecliptic... — 2003
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(figurative) Done exactly correctly, in an exemplary way that might be described in a textbook.
- Well done everyone, the tree fell exactly where we planned. That was textbook.
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Learned from, or as if learned from, a textbook, as opposed to personal discovery or experience.
- He has a textbook understanding of company law but no practical experience of litigation.

noun1

A coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges.

forms

textbooks · more textbook · most textbook

Phrases with textbook

textbook case
A real-life case that matches a theory perfectly, a perfect example.

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