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text1 W1S2 [tekst] n
[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: texte, from Latin textus 'woven material', from texere 'to weave']
1.) [U]
any written material
▪ One disk can store the equivalent of 500 pages of text.
2.) [U]
the writing that forms the main part of a book, magazine etc, rather than the pictures or notes
▪ There should not be too much text in children's books.
3.)
a book or other piece of writing that is connected with learning or intended for study
▪ Some of the original text has survived.
▪ Literary texts , like all other works of art, have a historical context.
▪ 'Hamlet' is a set text (=one that must be studied for an examination) this year. BrE
4.) AmE
a textbook
▪ a chemistry text
5.) the text of sth
the exact words of a speech, article etc
▪ Only 'The Times' printed the full text of the President's speech.
6.)
a short piece from the Bible that someone reads and talks about during a religious service
text 2
text2 v [I and T]
>texting n [U]
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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
