text

A2 Topic:Communication

US /tɛkst/ See IPA manual

Freq #2236

Meanings

1

noun
The written words of a book, document, or other piece of writing.

The text was hard to read because the print was so small.
2

noun
A short written message sent between mobile phones.

Send me a text when you arrive.
3

verb
To send someone a short written message by phone.

Just text me when you get here.
4

noun
A book used for studying a subject at school or college.

Their economics text is now in its tenth edition.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the written words of a... textual matter

3 verb · to send someone a short... messagesms

4 noun · a book used for studying a... textbook

Word family

Forms texts

Derived forms bi-textcontexte-texthere-textin-textpretextsex-textsextingsubtexttext-basedtext-booktext-to-speech

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text editor
a computer application for creating and modifying text files

Noun + noun

Simplified etymology

Text entered English in late Middle English and ultimately comes from Latin texere “weave.” Its origin reflects the image of words woven together into a connected whole.

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.

*tetḱ- Proto-Indo-European text Middle English texte Old French textus Latin

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Topics

Communication Language & Linguistics

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# text

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /tɛkst/
**Frequency rank:** 2236

## 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.

## Topics
- Communication
- Language & Linguistics

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