noun. A book used in schools or colleges for the formal study of a subject.

adjective. Being a characteristic example of its kind; classic.

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

adjective. Of or pertaining to textbooks or their style, especially in being dry and pedagogical; textbooky, textbooklike.

adjective. Having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon, so that it might be included as an example in a textbook.

"This textbook is arranged in 15 lessons that promise to teach the reader “the foundations of visual storytelling”."

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