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Text

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Noun

1. text, textual matter

the words of something written

Example Sentences:
'there were more than a thousand words of text'
'they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech'
'he wants to reconstruct the original text'

2. text

a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon

Example Sentences:
'the preacher chose a text from Psalms to introduce his sermon'

3. school text, schoolbook, text, text edition, textbook

a book prepared for use in schools or colleges

Example Sentences:
'his economics textbook is in its tenth edition'
'the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy'

4. text

the main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.)

Example Sentences:
'pictures made the text easier to understand'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Text

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noun
1. 
the main body of a printed or written work as distinct from commentary, notes, illustrations, etc
2. 
the words of something printed or written
3. (often plural)
a book prescribed as part of a course of study
4. computing
the words printed, written, or displayed on a visual display unit
5. 
the original exact wording of a work, esp the Bible, as distinct from a revision or translation
6. 
a short passage of the Bible used as a starting point for a sermon or adduced as proof of a doctrine
7. 
the topic or subject of a discussion or work
8. printing
any one of several styles of letters or types
9.  short for textbook
10.  short for text message
verb
11. 
to send a text message to (someone) using a mobile phone

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Text

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noun
1. 
the actual structure of words in a piece of writing; wording
2. 
a. 
the actual or original words used by an author, as distinguished from notes, commentary, paraphrase, translation, etc.
b. 
the exact or original words of a speaker
3. 
any of the forms, versions, or editions in which a written work exists
4. 
the principal matter on a printed or written page, as distinguished from notes, headings, illustrations, etc.
5. 
the main body of a book, excluding front and back matter
6. 
the body, or substance, of an item of computer data, esp. nonnumerical data, as opposed to the accompanying information necessary for storage, retrieval, etc.
7. 
a. 
letters, numbers, or symbols forming words, phrases, etc., used chiefly in a text message
b. 
text message
8. 
the words of a song, oratorio, etc.
9. 
a. 
a Biblical passage quoted as authority for a belief or as the topic of a sermon
b. 
any passage, book, etc. used to support one's stand or as thematic material, etc.
c. 
any topic or subject dealt with
10. 
something, usually a piece of writing, regarded as an object of analysis or interpretation
11. 
text hand
12. 
any of several black-letter styles of type
13. 
textbook
14. 
any of various versions or recensions of all or part of the Scriptures, taken to represent the authentic reading
verb transitive, verb intransitive
15. 
to send a text message (to)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Text

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n.
1.
a. The original words of something written or printed, as opposed to a paraphrase, translation, revision, or condensation.
b. The words of a speech appearing in print.
c. Words, as of a libretto, that are set to music in a composition.
d. Words treated as data by a computer.
e. A text message.
2. The body of a printed work as distinct from headings and illustrative matter on a page or from front and back matter in a book.
3. One of the editions or forms of a written work: After examining all three manuscripts, he published a new text of the poem.
4. Something, such as a literary work or other cultural product, regarded as an object of critical analysis.
5. A passage from the Scriptures or another authoritative source chosen for the subject of a discourse or cited for support in argument.
6. A passage from a written work used as the starting point of a discussion.
7. A subject; a topic.
8. A textbook.
v. text·ed, text·ing, texts
v.tr.
1. To send a text message to: She texted me when she arrived at the airport.
2. To communicate by text message: He texted that he would be late.
v.intr.
To key or send text messages: She was texting in class and missed what was said.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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