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CASEBOOK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does casebook mean? 

CASEBOOK (noun)
  The noun CASEBOOK has 1 sense:

1. a book in which detailed written records of a case are kept and which are a source of information for subsequent workplay

  Familiarity information: CASEBOOK used as a noun is very rare.


CASEBOOK (adjective)
  The adjective CASEBOOK has 1 sense:

1. according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typicalplay

  Familiarity information: CASEBOOK used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CASEBOOK (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A book in which detailed written records of a case are kept and which are a source of information for subsequent work

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("casebook" is a kind of...):

written account; written record (a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events)

Derivation:

casebook (according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical)


CASEBOOK (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

According to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical

Synonyms:

casebook; textbook

Context example:

a textbook example

Similar:

standard (established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence)

Derivation:

casebook (a book in which detailed written records of a case are kept and which are a source of information for subsequent work)


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