Word Study
textbook
OXFORD DICTIONARY
textbook, n. & adj.
--n. a book for use in studying, esp. a standard account of a subject.
--attrib.adj.
1 exemplary, accurate (cf. COPYBOOK).
2 instructively typical.
--n. a book for use in studying, esp. a standard account of a subject.
--attrib.adj.
1 exemplary, accurate (cf. COPYBOOK).
2 instructively typical.
Derivative
textbookish adj.
THESAURUS
textbook
abecedarium, abecedary, alphabet book, battledore, casebook, exercise book, gradus, grammar, hornbook, manual, manual of instruction, primer, reader, schoolbook, speller, spelling book, t, text, workbookROGET THESAURUS
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Compendium
N compend, compendium, abstract, precis, epitome, multum in parvo, analysis, pandect, digest, sum and substance, brief, abridgment, summary, apercu, draft, minute, note, excerpt, synopsis, textbook, conspectus, outlines, syllabus, contents, heads, prospectus, album, scrap book, note book, memorandum book, commonplace book, extracts, excerpta, cuttings, fugitive pieces, fugitive writing, spicilegium, flowers, anthology, collectanea, analecta, compilation, recapitulation, resume, review, abbreviation, abbreviature, contraction, shortening, compression, compendious, synoptic, analectic, abrege, abridged, variorum, in short, in epitome, in substance, in few words, it lies in a nutshell.For further exploring for "textbook" in Webster Dictionary Online