text

text (t

kst)

a. The original words of something written or printed, as opposed to a paraphrase, translation, revision, or condensation.

b. The words of a speech appearing in print.

c. Words, as of a libretto, that are set to music in a composition.

d. Words treated as data by a computer.

2. The body of a printed work as distinct from headings and illustrative matter on a page or from front and back matter in a book.

3. One of the editions or forms of a written work: After examining all three manuscripts, he published a new text of the poem.

4. Something, such as a literary work or other cultural product, regarded as an object of critical analysis.

5. A passage from the Scriptures or another authoritative source chosen for the subject of a discourse or cited for support in argument.

6. A passage from a written work used as the starting point of a discussion.

7. A subject; a topic.

8. A textbook.

[Middle English texte, from Old French, from Late Latin textus, written account, from Latin, structure, context, body of a passage, from past participle of texere, to weave, fabricate; see teks- in Indo-European roots.]

text

Noun

1. the main body of a printed or written work as distinct from items such as notes or illustrations

2. any written material, such as words displayed on a visual display unit

3. the written version of the words of a speech, broadcast or recording: an advance text of the remarks the president will deliver tonight

4. a short passage of the Bible used as a starting point for a sermon

5. a book required as part of a course of study: shelves full of sociology texts

Verb

1. to send (a text message) by mobile phone

2. to contact (a person) by means of a text message [Latin texere to compose]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	text - the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text" textual matter column - a page or text that is vertically divided; "the newspaper devoted several columns to the subject"; "the bookkeeper used pages that were divided into columns" matter - written works (especially in books or magazines); "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane" cookie - a short line of text that a web site puts on your computer's hard drive when you access the web site word order - the order of words in a text written matter, copy - matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials draft copy, draft - any of the various versions in the development of a written work; "a preliminary draft"; "the final draft of the constitution" electronic text - text that is in a form that computer can store or display on a computer screen instalment, installment - a part of a published serial book - a major division of a long written composition; "the book of Isaiah" chapter - a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled; "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep" foreword, preface, prolusion - a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book paragraph - one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line passage - a section of text; particularly a section of medium length publication - a copy of a printed work offered for distribution letter, missive - a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor" line - text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen; "the letter consisted of three short lines"; "there are six lines in every stanza" lipogram - a text that excludes a particular letter or particular letters of the alphabet lyric, words, language - the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language" stanza - a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
	2.	text - 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" passage - a section of text; particularly a section of medium length Christian Bible, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Bible, Word of God, Book, Word - the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"
	3.	text - 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" school text, schoolbook, text edition, textbook book - a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics" crammer - a textbook designed for cramming introduction - a basic or elementary instructional text primer - an introductory textbook reader - one of a series of texts for students learning to read
	4.	text - the main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.); "pictures made the text easier to understand" matter - written works (especially in books or magazines); "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane"