schoolbook

noun

school·​book ˈskül-ˌbu̇k How to pronounce schoolbook (audio)
: a school textbook

Examples of schoolbook in a Sentence

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There is a naïve element to her spiral designs in birthday party colors, like doodles in a schoolbook. Leah Dolan, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025 As Jad spoke in schoolbook English, Fawzi listened and nodded or whispered corrections. Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025 The signs of Meta, Circle, and AI House, and the logo of the Mohammed bin Salman Foundation were being taken down from the fronts of the buildings, revealing a bakery, a massage parlor, a schoolbook shop, a hotel. Caitlín Doherty, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025 Judging from contemporary catalogs and advertisements, booksellers saw the text not as a mathematical treatise or schoolbook, but rather a piece of popular literature worthy of mass attention. James Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for schoolbook 

Word History

First Known Use

1634, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of schoolbook was in 1634

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“Schoolbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolbook. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.

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schoolbook

noun
school·​book ˈskül-ˌbu̇k How to pronounce schoolbook (audio)
: a school textbook

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