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textbook in Malay

buku teks

UK/ˈtɛkst.bʊk/

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Australia/ˈtekst.bʊk/

textbook in Malay: buku teks. In English, textbook means a coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges.

Malay words for textbook

formal manual of instruction
buku teks

English meaning of textbook

  1. noun A coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges.
  2. adjective Of or pertaining to textbooks or their style, especially in being dry and pedagogical; textbooky, textbooklike.
  3. adjective Having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon, so that it might be included as an example in a textbook.
  4. adjective Done exactly correctly, in an exemplary way that might be described in a textbook.

Full definition of textbook

textbook in a sentence

  • Well done everyone, the tree fell exactly where we planned. That was textbook.
  • He has a textbook understanding of company law but no practical experience of litigation.

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Questions about textbook in Malay

What is the meaning of textbook in Malay?
Textbook in Malay is buku teks.
Apakah maksud textbook dalam bahasa Melayu?
Textbook: buku teks.
What does textbook mean in English?
Textbook means a coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: textbook (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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