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NOUN | 1 | text, textual matter | The words of something written |
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2 | text | A passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon | |
3 | text, textbook, text edition, schoolbook, school text | A book prepared for use in schools or colleges | |
4 | text | The main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.) |
Sounds | teh'kst |
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Rhymes | context, hypertext, next, and 5 more rhymes in ehkst at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | The words of something written. |
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Examples | "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" |
Synonyms | textual matter |
Part of | publication |
Parts | word order; book; chapter; foreword, preface, prolusion; paragraph; passage |
Narrower | cookie; copy, written matter; draft, draft copy; electronic text; hard copy; installment, instalment; letter, missive; line; lipogram; lyric, words, language; stanza |
Broader | matter |
Adjectives | textual |
Meaning | A passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon. |
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Examples | "the preacher chose a text from Psalms to introduce his sermon" |
Part of | Bible, Christian Bible, Book, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word of God, Word |
Broader | passage |
Meaning | A book prepared for use in schools or colleges. |
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Examples | "his economics textbook is in its tenth edition"; "the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy" |
Synonyms | textbook, text edition, schoolbook, school text |
Narrower | crammer; introduction; primer; reader |
Broader | book |
Contrary | trade book, trade edition |
Meaning | The main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.). |
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Examples | "pictures made the text easier to understand" |
Broader | matter |