| text | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. text, textual matter | the words of something written.; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text" |
| ~ column | a page or text that is vertically divided.; "the newspaper devoted several columns to the subject"; "the bookkeeper used pages that were divided into columns" |
| ~ matter | written works (especially in books or magazines).; "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane" |
| ~ cookie | a short line of text that a web site puts on your computer's hard drive when you access the web site. |
| ~ word order | the order of words in a text. |
| ~ written matter, copy | matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials. |
| ~ draft copy, draft | any of the various versions in the development of a written work.; "a preliminary draft"; "the final draft of the constitution" |
| ~ electronic text | text that is in a form that computer can store or display on a computer screen. |
| ~ instalment, installment | a part of a published serial. |
| ~ book | a major division of a long written composition.; "the book of Isaiah" |
| ~ chapter | a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled.; "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep" |
| ~ foreword, preface, prolusion | a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book. |
| ~ paragraph | one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line. |
| ~ passage | a section of text; particularly a section of medium length. |
| ~ publication | a copy of a printed work offered for distribution. |
| ~ letter, missive | a written message addressed to a person or organization.; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor" |
| ~ line | text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen.; "the letter consisted of three short lines"; "there are six lines in every stanza" |
| ~ lipogram | a text that excludes a particular letter or particular letters of the alphabet. |
| ~ lyric, words, language | the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number.; "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language" |
| ~ stanza | a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem. |
| n. (communication) | 2. text | a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon.; "the preacher chose a text from Psalms to introduce his sermon" |
| ~ passage | a section of text; particularly a section of medium length. |
| ~ bible, christian bible, good book, holy scripture, holy writ, scripture, word of god, book, word | the sacred writings of the Christian religions.; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen" |
| n. (communication) | 3. school text, schoolbook, text, text edition, textbook | a book prepared for use in schools or colleges.; "his economics textbook is in its tenth edition"; "the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy" |
| ~ book | a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together).; "I am reading a good book on economics" |
| ~ crammer | a textbook designed for cramming. |
| ~ introduction | a basic or elementary instructional text. |
| ~ primer | an introductory textbook. |
| ~ reader | one of a series of texts for students learning to read. |
| n. (communication) | 4. text | the main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.).; "pictures made the text easier to understand" |
| ~ matter | written works (especially in books or magazines).; "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane" |
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