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noun \ 'tekst \
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Definition of text
1 a (1) : the original words and form of a written or printed work (2) : an edited
or emended copy of an original work
b : a work containing such text
2 a : the main body of printed or written matter on a page
b : the principal part of a book exclusive of front and back matter
c : the printed score of a musical composition
3 a (1) : a verse or passage of Scripture chosen especially for the subject of a
sermon or for authoritative support (as for a doctrine) (2) : a passage from an
authoritative source providing an introduction or basis (as for a speech)
b : a source of information or authority
4 : theme, topic
5 a : the words of something (such as a poem) set to music
b : matter chiefly in the form of words or symbols that is treated as data for
processing by computerized equipment text-editing software
6 : a type suitable for printing running text
7 : textbook
8 a : something (such as a story or movie) considered as an object to be examined,
explicated, or deconstructed
b : something likened to a text
the surfaces of daily life are texts to be explicated �Michiko Kakutani
9 : frame of reference 2
updated to fit the women's lib text for consciousness raising �Judith Crist
10 : text message sent a text with the details
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text Synonyms
Synonyms
handbook, manual, primer, textbook
Related Words
schoolbook; grammar, reader, speller; tract, treatise; dictionary, lexicon,
vocabulary, wordbook; casebook, encyclopedia, reference; bible, guide, guidebook
2text
verb
Definition of text
texted play \'tek-st?d, nonstandard tekst\; texting
transitive verb
: to send a text message from one cell phone to another
intransitive verb
: to communicate by text messaging
� texter noun
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