text-book

A form of textbook — A coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges.

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Meanings

nountext-book (plural text-books)

plural text-books

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of textbook.

    I read the work and I consider it most useful for our colleges as a text-book, and of great advantage for those who have finished their studies, as well as for Catholics in general.

    1891, Charles Coppens, A Brief Text-book of Logic and Mental Philosophy
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APA

text-book. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/text-book

MLA

“text-book.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/text-book. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “text-book,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/text-book.

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