standardtext
nounUK /ˈstændəd tɛkst/
US /ˈstændərd tɛkst/
A standardtext is a book that almost everyone uses for learning a subject.
The teacher gave us a standardtext for our science class.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The usual or normal version of a written message.
Please send the standardtext of the letter, not the fancy one.
3. A basic text used as a model for copying or comparing.
The scribe compared the new copy with the standardtext.
4. A well-known and widely accepted written work on a topic.
That old book is still the standardtext on birds.