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noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French tiste, texte, from Medieval Latin textus, from Latin, texture, context, from texere to weave — more at technical
Date: 14th century
1.
a.
(1) the original words and form of a written or printed work
(2) an edited or emended copy of an original work
b. a work containing such text
2.
a. the main body of printed or written matter on a page
b. the principal part of a book exclusive of front and back matter
c. the printed score of a musical composition
3.
a.
(1) a verse or passage of Scripture chosen especially for the subject of a sermon or for authoritative support (as for a doctrine)
(2) a passage from an authoritative source providing an introduction or basis (as for a speech)
b. a source of information or authority
4. theme, topic
5.
a. the words of something (as a poem) set to music
b. matter chiefly in the form of words that is treated as data for processing by computerized equipment <
a text-editing typewriter
>
6. a type suitable for printing running text
7. textbook
8.
a. something (as a story or movie) considered as an object to be examined, explicated, or deconstructed
b. something likened to a text <the surfaces of daily life are texts to be explicated — Michiko Kakutani
>
9. frame of reference 2 <updated to fit the women's lib text for consciousness raising — Judith Crist
>
New Collegiate Dictionary.
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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 — (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 — 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 ad — UK US noun [C] MARKETING, E COMMERCE ► an advertisement on the internet that contains words, often in a box, rather than a picture, and is usually linked to the website of the company advertising the product or service: »The company already… … Financial and business terms
Text — (v. lat.), 1) der eigentliche Inhalt eines Buchs, den Anmerkungen entgegengesetzt; 2) eine kürzere od. längere Stelle der Heiligen Schrift, welche einer geistlichen Rede od. Predigt zu Grunde liegt; vgl. Perikopen. Man unterscheidet historische T … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Text — (lat. textus), eigentlich Gewebe, Geflecht; in der Literatur der eigentliche Inhalt eines Buches, im Gegensatz zu dem in den Noten (Anmerkungen) enthaltenen; manchmal auch soviel wie Schriftwerk überhaupt; in der Homiletik Stelle der Heiligen… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Text — (lat.), eigentlich Gewebe; dann Wortgefüge, der Inhalt einer Schrift, im Gegensatz zu den Anmerkungen; ferner Bibelstelle als Grundlage einer Predigt; auch Verweis (den T. lesen); in der Musik: die einem Gesangstück zugrunde liegenden Worte … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
