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textual

tex·tual

UK/ˈtɛks.tju.əl/ US/ˈtɛks.tʃu.əl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

of or relating to or based on a text

  • “textual analysis”

Origin

From Middle English textewell, textueel, textuel, textuele, tixtuel (“learned in texts, bookish”), possibly from Latin textuālis; also compare Middle French textuele; or perhaps a coinage by Chaucer from Latin textus and Middle English -el. English spelling conformed to Latin from late 15c. By surface analysis, text + -ual.

Phrases

  • textual criticism

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