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1) N-SING: the N The text of a book is the main part of it, rather than the introduction, pictures, or notes.
The text is precise and informative, while the many photographs and illustrations enhance its clarity.
2) N-UNCOUNT Text is any written material.
The machine can recognise hand-written characters and turn them into printed text...
A CD-ROM can store more than 250,000 pages of typed text.
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N-COUNT: usu
sing, usu N of
n The
text of a speech, broadcast, or recording is the written version of it.
A spokesman said a text of Dr Runcie's speech had been circulated to all of the bishops.
4) N-COUNT A text is a book or other piece of writing, especially one connected with science or learning.
Her text is believed to be the oldest surviving manuscript by a female physician.
5) N-COUNT A text is a written or spoken passage, especially one that is used in a school or university for discussion or in an examination.
I'll read the text aloud first...
His early plays are set texts in universities.
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Text — (von lateinisch textum ‚Gewebe, Zusammenfügung‘) bezeichnet eine abgegrenzte, zusammenhängende Äußerung in geschriebener Sprache, im weiteren Sinne auch die nicht geschriebene, aber schreibbare Sprachinformation (beispielsweise eines Liedes,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
text — TEXT, texte, s.n. 1. Ceea ce este exprimat în scris; cuprinsul unei opere literare sau ştiinţifice, al unui discurs, al unei legi etc. ♦ Fragment, parte dintr o scriere. 2. Cuvintele unei compoziţii muzicale. 3. Literă de tipar cu un corp de 20… … Dicționar Român
Text — (t[e^]kst), n. [F. texte, L. textus, texture, structure, context, fr. texere, textum, to weave, construct, compose; cf. Gr. te ktwn carpenter, Skr. taksh to cut, carve, make. Cf. {Context}, {Mantle}, n., {Pretext}, {Tissue}, {Toil} a snare.] 1. A … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Text — may refer to:* Plain text * Written language ** Book ** Textbook, a standardized instructional book * TEXT, a Swedish band formed by 3/4 ex Refused Members. * Text file, a computer file consisting solely of characters from a recognized character… … Wikipedia
TEXT — is the band founded by Kristofer Steen, David Sandström, Fredrik Bäckström and Jon F Brännström. All, except Bäckström, were ex members of hardcore band Refused. Stylistically, they have little in common with Refused apart from this fact. Their… … Wikipedia
Text Me TV — is a television program based out of Lansing, Michigan, produced at the Lansing affiliate for The CW, WLAJ DT2. It consists of one or two people onscreen who read cell phone text messages sent in by viewers, occasionally reacting to them. The… … Wikipedia
Text — Sm std. (14. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. textus Text , eigentlich Gewebe zu l. texere weben , das mit gr. téchnē f. Handwerk, Kunst, Fertigkeit verwandt ist (Technik). Ebenso nndl. tekst, ne. text, nfrz. texte, nschw. text, nisl. texti. S … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
text — The meaning most familiar to many people today may well be the most recent one, short for text message (see next entry). This meaning has produced a revival of an obsolete verb: to text someone is to send them a text message … Modern English usage
Text — Text, v. t. To write in large characters, as in text hand. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Text- — [lat. textus = Gewebe (slat. = Gewebe der Rede, »Text«), textile = Tuch, Leinwand u. textum, textura = Gefüge (texere, textum = weben, flechten, verfertigen)]: Wortbildungselement in Zus., die sich einerseits auf natürliche oder hergestellte… … Universal-Lexikon
text — [tekst] n. [ME < OFr texte < L textus, fabric, structure, text < pp. of texere, to weave: see TECHNIC] 1. the actual structure of words in a piece of writing; wording 2. a) the actual or original words used by an author, as distinguished … English World dictionary
