text

[ tekst ]

/ tɛkst /

noun

the main body of matter in a manuscript, book, newspaper, etc., as distinguished from notes, appendixes, headings, illustrations, etc.

the original words of an author or speaker, as opposed to a translation, paraphrase, commentary, or the like: The newspaper published the whole text of the speech.

the actual wording of anything written or printed: You have not kept to the text of my remarks.

any of the various forms in which a writing exists: The text is a medieval transcription.

the wording adopted by an editor as representing the original words of an author: the authoritative text of Catullus.

any theme or topic; subject.

the words of a song or the like.

a textbook.

a short passage of Scripture, especially one chosen in proof of a doctrine or as the subject of a sermon: The text he chose was the Sermon on the Mount.

the letter of the Holy Scripture, or the Scriptures themselves.

Printing.

black letter.
type, as distinguished from illustrations, margins, etc.

Linguistics. a unit of connected speech or writing, especially composed of more than one sentence, that forms a cohesive whole.

anything considered to be a subject for analysis by or as if by methods of literary criticism.

Digital Technology. a text message.

verb (used without object) Digital Technology.

to send a text message: Texting while driving is an accident asking to happen.

verb (used with object) Digital Technology.

to send a text message about or containing: He texted a long wish list to his parents two days before his eighteenth birthday. Compare instant message(def 2).

to send a text message to: The only way I can ever reach her is to text her.

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Origin of text

1300–50; Middle English < Medieval Latin textus text, terms, Latin: text, structure, orig., pattern of weaving, texture (of cloth), equivalent to tex(ere) to weave + -tus suffix of v. action

OTHER WORDS FROM text

text·less, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for text

Catalogue, published by Flammarion (2014), includes photographs from the Magnum Photos archives and text by Éric Hazan.

A History of Paris in 150 Photographs |Sarah Moroz |December 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The text amply surveys the various cultural exponents of tattooing accompanied by excellent images.

The Best Coffee Table Books of 2014 |Robert Birnbaum |December 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Editor's Note: This article has been revised to include the definition and text of Section 12.

Prof: MIT Hospitalized Me For Ferguson Tweets |Nina Strochlic |December 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A union representative told Buzzfeed News that they never received a text from Liang.

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Then he sent me a text and asked if we could “chat,” and he invited me to do it.

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The most senseless corruptions of text occur often, and it seems extraordinary how they may be overlooked.

Criminal Psychology |Hans Gross
Its basis is truth to the form as well as to the thought, to the letter as well as to the spirit, of the text.

Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1887 |Various
Frontispiece and numerous other full-page cuts and illustrations in the text.

A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 2 of 3) |Various
Tolsty's translation from the English, which is generally loose, here departs entirely from the text.

The Kingdom of God is Within You / Christianity and Patriotism / Miscellanies |Lev N. Tolstoy
Morquil's aid was enlisted, to translate the text, and he learned some amazing facts.

Wanted--7 Fearless Engineers! |Warner Van Lorne

British Dictionary definitions for text

text

/ (tɛkst) /

noun

the main body of a printed or written work as distinct from commentary, notes, illustrations, etc

the words of something printed or written

(often plural) a book prescribed as part of a course of study

computing the words printed, written, or displayed on a visual display unit

the original exact wording of a work, esp the Bible, as distinct from a revision or translation

a short passage of the Bible used as a starting point for a sermon or adduced as proof of a doctrine

the topic or subject of a discussion or work

printing any one of several styles of letters or types

short for textbook

short for text message

verb

to send a text message from a mobile phone

Derived forms of text

textless, adjective

Word Origin for text

C14: from Medieval Latin textus version, from Latin textus texture, from texere to compose

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verb (used with object) Digital Technology.

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text

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verb (used without object) Digital Technology.

verb (used with object) Digital Technology.

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