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text

UK/tɛkst/ US/ˈtɛkst/ common

noun

1.

the words of something written

  • “there were more than a thousand words of text”
  • “they handed out the printed text of the mayor”
  • “;”
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2.

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

  • “the preacher chose a text from Psalms to introduce his sermon”
3.

a book prepared for use in schools or colleges

  • “his economics textbook is in its tenth edition”
  • “the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy”
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4.

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

  • “pictures made the text easier to understand”

Origin

From Middle English text, from Old French texte, from Medieval Latin textus, from Latin textus (“style or texture of a work”), perfect passive participle of texō (“to weave”).

Phrases

  • alt text
  • body text
  • church text
  • clobber text
  • double text
  • drunk text
  • enriched text
  • flavor text
  • flavour text

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