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book-teachings

book-teachings is the plural of book-teaching.

Meaning of book-teaching

Noun

book-teaching (countable and uncountable, plural book-teachings)

  1. Teaching from textbooks, rather than by hands-on experience.
    • […] and they are offered to the Student, in the hope that he may be encouraged to fill in the details from actual observation, and thereby cultivate a habit of self-reliance, instead of depending too much on book-teaching in his early studies.1872, Frederick Le Gros CLARK (F.R.S.), Outlines of Surgery and Surgical Pathology

Questions about book-teachings

What is book-teachings the plural of?
Book-teachings is the plural of book-teaching.

Words near book-teachings in the dictionary

  1. book-stamp
  2. book-stamps
  3. book-table
  4. book-tables
  5. book-teaching
  6. book-teachings
  7. book-token
  8. book-tokens
  9. book-tray
  10. book-trays
  11. book-ways

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