also text-book, "book used by students," 1779, from text (n.) + book (n.). Earlier (1730) it meant "book printed with wide spaces between the lines" for notes or translation (such [..]

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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& [..]

An edition of a book specifically intended for the use of students who are enrolled in a course of study or preparing for an examination on a subject or in an academic discipline, as distinct from the [..]

(n) a book prepared for use in schools or colleges(adj) according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical

A book that contains material that is central to the understanding of a course. Students are normally required to purchase, or have continuous access to, text books which have been listed as learning [..]