Main Entry:

¹text

Pronunciation:

\ˈtekst\

Function:

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 text2 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 composition3 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 authority4: theme, topic5 a: the words of something (as a poem) set to music b: matter chiefly in the form of words or symbols that is treated as data for processing by computerized equipment <a text message>6: a type suitable for printing running text7: textbook8 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>