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text message 1, noun(dictionary)
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text 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: texte, from Latin textus 'woven material', from texere 'to weave']
[U] any written material
::One disk can store the equivalent of 500 pages of text.
[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.
[C] 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
[C] AmE a textbook
::a chemistry text
the text of sth
the exact words of a speech, article etc
::Only 'The Times' printed the full text of the President's speech.
[C] a short piece from the Bible that someone reads and talks about during a religious service