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Textbook

//ˈtɛkst.bʊk// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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. 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. 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. 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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges.
  2. 2
    a book prepared for use in schools or colleges wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From text + book.

Etymology 2

From text + book.

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