textbook

textbook
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noun
ADJECTIVE
basic, elementary, introductory
general, standard

Do you have the standard textbook on the subject?

leading, popular
biology, economics, medical, physics, psychology, etc.
college (esp. AmE), school, university (esp. BrE)
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adj.
Textbook is used with these nouns: ↑case, ↑definition, ↑example

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