textbook

//ˈtɛkstbʊk//

B1Frequency Level 9Neutral

Noun

textbookSingular

textbooksPlural

A book used as a standard work for the study of a particular subject, especially in schools and colleges.

We need to buy a new science textbook for this semester.

textbookCanonical form

Conforming to or being a typical or classic example of something; perfect or exemplary in its category.

It was a textbook example of how to handle a crisis.