textbook A2 Topic:Education & Learning Also spelled text-book US /ˈtekst.bʊk/ UK /ˈtɛkst.bʊk/ See IPA manual Freq #12476 Meanings 1 noun A book used to study a subject at school or college. My economics textbook is not helpful at all. 2 adj Done exactly as it should be; a perfect example of its kind. Well done, everyone, the tree fell exactly where we planned. That was textbook. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a book used to study a... schoolbooktext Word family Forms textbooks Related forms casebook Common collocations mathematical textbook Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From text + book. Topics Education & Learning External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # textbook **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈtekst.bʊk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtɛkst.bʊk/ **Frequency rank:** 12476 ## Meanings 1. A book used to study a subject at school or college. 2. Done exactly as it should be; a perfect example of its kind. ## Examples - My economics textbook is not helpful at all. - Well done, everyone, the tree fell exactly where we planned. That was textbook. ## Related Forms - casebook ## Etymology From text + book. ## AI Etymology Textbook is from text + book. In present-day use, it can mean a book used to study a subject at school or college, or done exactly as it should be; a perfect example of its kind. ## Topics - Education & Learning markdown