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text

  • noun
  • tĕkst

A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.

Other meanings

  1. A book, tome or other set of writings.

  2. Anything chosen as the subject of an argument, literary composition, etc.

Example sentences

  • “Why would anyone respond to your text?”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
  • “I got a really weird text message.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
  • “You can always call or text me.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Latin "textus" (style or texture of a work).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “text” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.