Dictionary Entry

text

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/tɛkst/Word FrequencyCommon (6.07)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Used In Literature ↓

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

In a Sentence

“The essay uses text to make the point more precise.”

Published Usage Examples

“[_In at least one printing of the text, “clasped” is misprinted as “elasped” _] but this teacyed me not [_text unchanged_]”

“Italicized text is rendered as _text_, bold text is rendered as”

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Origin

From Latin textus “woven”.

Common Phrases

. textbox texttext seetext fulltext original

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Poetry examples for “text”

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

The pen falls powerless from my shivering hand.
With thy dear name as text, though hidden by thee,
I cannot write--I cannot speak or think--

A screen of glass, we're thankful for;
Last, the sight's self, the sermon's text,
The three men who did most abhor

That owned me frater. 3
After 20th stanza of the text (at “Dispensing good”):—Near by arose a mansion fine 4
The seat of many a muse divine;

The place of fame and elegy supply:
And many a holy text around she strews,
That teach the rustic moralist to die.