TEXT


Meaning of TEXT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtekst ]

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 text

2.

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 composition

3.

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 authority

4. : theme , topic

5.

a. : the words of something (as a poem) set to music

b. : matter chiefly in the form of words that is treated as data for processing by computerized equipment

a text -editing typewriter

6. : a type suitable for printing running text

7. : textbook

8.

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 text s to be explicated — Michiko Kakutani

9. : frame of reference 2

updated to fit the women's lib text for consciousness raising — Judith Crist

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.