noun, adjective
noun (AmE also text) a book that teaches a particular subject and that is used especially in schools and colleges:
a school / medical / history textbook
adjective [onlybeforenoun] used to describe sth that is done exactly as it should be done, in the best possible way:
It was a textbook example of how the game should be played.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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