1. a book used for the study of a subject

1. conforming to or being a typical example of something

Examples

• Students must buy their biology textbook before class starts.
• The history textbook covers events from 1900 to the present.
• She forgot her math textbook at home.
• The library has copies of all required textbooks.
• It was a textbook example of how not to handle the situation.
• His textbook landing impressed the judges.
• The play was a textbook case of poor timing.