What does "textbook" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "textbook"?

Common synonyms include: casebook, schoolbook, text, abecedarium, abecedary, alphabet book.

//ˈtɛkst.bʊk// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Noun

1
A coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges.
2
a book prepared for use in schools or colleges wordnet

Adjective

1
Of or pertaining to textbooks or their style, especially in being dry and pedagogical; textbooky, textbooklike. literally
"These figures are just too textbook, or papyrus-like, as if this information came off of a shelf in the Library of Alexandria"
2
Having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon, so that it might be included as an example in a textbook. figuratively
"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..."
3
Done exactly correctly, in an exemplary way that might be described in a textbook. figuratively
"Well done everyone, the tree fell exactly where we planned. That was textbook."
4
Learned from, or as if learned from, a textbook, as opposed to personal discovery or experience. figuratively
"He has a textbook understanding of company law but no practical experience of litigation."