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10 Language-to-English DictionariesText
/tɛkst/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A book or other written or printed work, regarded in terms of its content rather than its physical form.
"Please read the assigned text before tomorrow's lecture."
- 1
To send a text message using a mobile phone or other electronic device.
"I will text you when I arrive at the station."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin textus meaning 'fabric, cloth, or style of a work', originating from texere 'to weave'. In Middle English, it came to mean the main body of a book or written work before expanding into modern telecommunications and digital messaging.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Text" is said worldwide
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texte
Transliteration: /tɛkst/
"Le texte est facile à comprendre."
Text
Transliteration: /tɛkst/
"Der Text enthält wichtige Informationen."
testo
Transliteration: /ˈtɛsto/
"Ho letto il testo del messaggio."
texto
Transliteration: /ˈteksto/
"El texto está escrito en español."
texto
Transliteration: /ˈtɛʃtu/
"Por favor, leia este texto com atenção."
पाठ
Transliteration: paath
"कृपया इस पाठ को ध्यान से पढ़ें।"
文本
Transliteration: wénběn
"请仔细阅读这段文本。"
텍스트
Transliteration: tek-seu-teu
"이 텍스트를 한국어로 번역해 주세요."
テキスト
Transliteration: tekisuto
"画面上のテキストを読んでください。"
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