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Pronunciation / Transliteration: manuel
"Il a oublié son manuel d'histoire à la maison."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A book used as a standard work for the study of a particular subject.
"Students are required to bring their mathematics textbook to every class." - 2
A book that exemplifies a particular quality or type of behavior in a classic or exemplary way.
"The team executed a textbook counterattack that resulted in a brilliant goal."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word is a compound of 'text', deriving from the Latin 'textus' meaning 'cloth, style, or structure of a work' (from texere 'to weave'), and 'book', stemming from the Old Germanic root 'bōk-'. It emerged in the 18th century to describe a standard manual of instruction in a particular branch of study.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Textbook" is said worldwide
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manuel
Transliteration: manuel
"Il a oublié son manuel d'histoire à la maison."
Lehrbuch
Transliteration: Lehrbuch
"Das neue Lehrbuch für Biologie ist sehr informativ."
testo scolastico
Transliteration: testo scolastico
"Dobbiamo comprare un nuovo testo scolastico di chimica."
libro de texto
Transliteration: libro de texto
"El profesor explicó el capítulo usando el libro de texto."
livro didático
Transliteration: livro didático
"Os alunos abriram o livro didático na página dez."
पाठ्यपुस्तक
Transliteration: paathyapustak
"छात्र अपनी पाठ्यपुस्तक पढ़ रहे हैं।"
课本
Transliteration: kèběn
"这本课本里的插图很生动。"
교과서
Transliteration: gyogwaseo
"우리는 새로운 교과서로 영어를 공부합니다."
教科書
Transliteration: kyōkasho
"彼は新しい教科書を開いてノートを取り始めた。"
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