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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAcademic textbook
/ˌæk.əˈdem.ɪk ˈtekst.bʊk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A book designed and structured specifically for formal study in a particular field of higher education or specialized academic discipline.
"The professor assigned a comprehensive academic textbook for the advanced neuroscience seminar." - 2
A standardized publication providing rigorous, peer-reviewed foundational knowledge and research summaries for undergraduate or graduate students.
"Students spent weeks reviewing the economic theories presented in the core academic textbook."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'academic' from the Latin 'academicus' (referting to Plato's Academy) and 'textbook', which arose in the early 19th century from 'text' (Latin 'textus') and 'book' (Proto-Germanic *bōkō). Over time, it evolved to designate authoritative instructional manuals utilized in formal higher education courses.
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manuel universitaire
Transliteration: ma-nuel y-ni-ver-si-taire
"Il doit acheter un manuel universitaire pour son cours de chimie."
Lehrbuch
Transliteration: leːɐ̯ˌbuːx
"Dieses Lehrbuch erklärt komplexe physikalische Theorien sehr gut."
manuale universitario
Transliteration: ma-nu-a-le u-ni-ver-si-ta-rio
"Ho trovato tutte le informazioni necessarie nel manuale universitario."
libro de texto académico
Transliteration: li-bro de tek-sto a-ka-de-mi-ko
"El profesor recomendó un nuevo libro de texto académico para la clase."
livrodidático acadêmico
Transliteration: li-vru di-tá-ti-ku a-ka-dê-mi-ku
Script: livro didático acadêmico
"O estudante leu o livro didático acadêmico antes do exame final."
शैक्षणिक पाठ्यपुस्तक
Transliteration: shaikshnik paathyapustak
"छात्र ने परीक्षा के लिए शैक्षणिक पाठ्यपुस्तक पढ़ी।"
学术教材
Transliteration: xué shù jiào cái
"这本学术教材涵盖了现代经济学的所有核心概念。"
대학 교재
Transliteration: daehak gyojae
"학생들은 새로운 대학 교재를 도서관에서 대여했다."
学術教科書
Transliteration: gakujutsu kyōkasho
"その教授は新しい学術教科書を執筆しました。"
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