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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɛkst/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/tɛkst/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tekst)

text /tɛkst/USA pronunciation n.

the main body of matter in a manuscript, book, etc., as distinguished from notes, appendixes, illustrations, etc:[uncountable]Did you look at the pictures or did you actually read the text?
the actual, original words of an author or speaker, as opposed to a translation, etc.:[countable]We could send away for a copy of the text of the interview.
any of the various forms in which a writing exists:[countable]The text is a medieval transcription.
a textbook:[countable]The texts haven't arrived for the class yet.
Religion a short passage of Scripture, esp. one chosen as the subject of a sermon:[countable]He chose as the text for his sermon the Sermon on the Mount.

tex•tu•al /ˈtɛkstʃuəl/USA pronunciation adj.:textual analysis.

text (tekst),USA pronunciation n.

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.
Religiona short passage of Scripture, esp. one chosen in proof of a doctrine or as the subject of a sermon:The text he chose was theSermon on the Mount.
Religionthe letter of the Holy Scripture, or the Scriptures themselves.
[Print.]
- PrintingSee black letter.
- Printingtype, as distinguished from illustrations, margins, etc.
Linguisticsa unit of connected speech or writing, esp. 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.

Medieval Latin textus text, terms, Latin: text, structure, origin, originally, pattern of weaving, texture (of cloth), equivalent. to tex(ere) to weave + -tus suffix of verb, verbal action
Middle English 1300–50

text′less, adj.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

text /tɛkst/ n

the main body of a printed or written work as distinct from commentary, notes, illustrations, etc
(often plural) a book prescribed as part of a course of study
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
short for textbook
short for text message

to send a text message to (someone) using a mobile phone

Etymology: 14th Century: from Medieval Latin textus version, from Latin textus texture, from texere to compose

'text' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

annotate - asterism - back matter - bleed - bluejacking - bold - box - bracket - bullet point - cantata - capitalize - catch - clipboard - cloze test - codex - comment - commentary - commentate - commentator - compositor - concordance - conflate - construction - construe - copy - corrupt - crib - cross-reference - cursor - cut - cut and paste - CYA - decipher - decode - deconstruct - deletion - discourse - document - Douay Bible - drop - edit - electronic ink - ellipsis - Elohist - emend - emendation - emoticon - encipher - encode - epexegesis

In Lists: Things that are read, Academic writing, Smartphone uses, more...

Synonyms: writing, inscription, handwriting, words, letters, more...

Collocations: [an interesting, a boring, a complicated] text, a [block, paragraph] of text, [12] -point text, more...

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A technical term for corpus-based text-analysis
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a text in the passive
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a text that/which makes it
a text, texts for a textbook, textbooks [UK use?]
a translation of a text
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a/the call, a/the text message , a/the numbers of people
Abbreviation in text messages
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