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text.

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

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/tɛkst/
  1. A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A book, tome or other set of writings.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Anything chosen as the subject of an argument, literary composition, etc.

    broadly · countable · uncountable
  4. Ellipsis of text message, a brief written message transmitted between mobile phones.

    abbreviation · alt-of · colloquial · countable · ellipsis · uncountable
  5. Data which can be interpreted as human-readable text.

    countable · uncountable
  6. A verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.

    countable · uncountable
  7. A style of writing in large characters; also, a kind of type used in printing.

    countable · uncountable
    German text
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-seti Proto-Indo-European *téḱseti Proto-Italic *teksō? Latin texō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus New Latin textusbor. Old French textebor. Middle English text English text From Middle English text, from Old French texte, from Medieval Latin textus, from Latin textus (“style or texture of a work”), perfect passive participle of texō (“to weave”). Cognate to texture.

verb/tɛkst/
  1. To send a text message to; i.e. to transmit text using the Short Message Service (SMS), or a similar service, between communications devices, particularly mobile phones.

    transitive
    Just text me when you get here.
    I'll text the address to you as soon as I find it.
  2. To send and receive text messages.

    intransitive
    Have you been texting all afternoon?
  3. To write in large characters, as in text hand.

    dated
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-seti Proto-Indo-European *téḱseti Proto-Italic *teksō? Latin texō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus New Latin textusbor. Old French textebor. Middle English text English text From Middle English text, from Old French texte, from Medieval Latin textus, from Latin textus (“style or texture of a work”), perfect passive participle of texō (“to weave”). Cognate to texture.

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