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 work

  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; typical

  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)