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US /ˈskuːlˌbʊk/ UK /ˈskuːlˌbʊk/
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Synonyms
1 noun · a book written or selected... textbookcoursebook
Word family
Forms schoolbooks
Related forms schooltextbookprimerworkbook

Etymology

A compound of school + book, recorded from the early nineteenth century. It names a book intended for classroom teaching or study and overlaps closely with textbook, while often suggesting a book associated specifically with a child's school years.

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