"schoolbook" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: schoolbooks [plural], school book [alternative]
Etymology: From school + book. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|school|book}} school + book Head templates: {{en-noun}} schoolbook (plural schoolbooks)
  1. A book used, or prepared for use, in schools; especially, a textbook. Translations (textbook used in school): учебник (učebnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), schoolboek [neuter] (Dutch), skúlabók [feminine] (Faroese), koulukirja (Finnish), manuel scolaire [masculine] (French), Schulbuch [neuter] (German), tankönyv (Hungarian), leabhar scoile [masculine] (Irish), skolebok [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), skulebok [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), skolebok [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), podręcznik [masculine] (Polish), pampaaralang aklat (Tagalog)

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