textbook meaning and definition

TEXTBOOK noun

Definition of textbook (noun)

1. a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
   • "his economics textbook is in its tenth edition"; "the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy"
   • synonyms: school text, schoolbook, text, text edition
   • antonym: trade book

TEXTBOOK adjective

Definition of textbook (adjective)

1. according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical
   • "a casebook schizophrenic"; "a textbook example"
   • synonyms: casebook