## Meanings
1. The written words of a book, document, or other piece of writing.
2. A short written message sent between mobile phones.
3. To send someone a short written message by phone.
4. A book used for studying a subject at school or college.

## Examples
- The text was hard to read because the print was so small.
- Send me a text when you arrive.
- Just text me when you get here.
- Their economics text is now in its tenth edition.

## Derived Forms
- bi-text
- context
- e-text
- here-text
- in-text
- pretext
- sex-text
- sexting
- subtext
- text-based
- text-book
- text-to-speech

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *tetḱ-
- Root: text
- Root: texte
- Root: textus

## Etymology
From Middle English text, from Old French texte (“text”), from Medieval Latin textus (“the Scriptures, text, treatise”), from Latin textus (“style or texture of a work”), perfect passive participle of texō (“to weave”). Cognate to English texture.

## AI Etymology
Text is from Middle English text, from Old French texte (“text”), from Medieval Latin textus (“the Scriptures, text, treatise”), from Latin textus (“style or texture of a work”), perfect passive participle of texō (“to weave”). Cognate to English texture. In present-day use, it can mean the written words of a book, document, or other piece of writing, or a short written message sent between mobile phones.

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