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• noun
A book, document, or other written or printed work, particularly regarded in terms of its content rather than its physical form.
"The professor assigned a difficult academic text for the students to analyze before the seminar."
A brief electronic message sent over a cellular network to a mobile device.
"I missed her call, so I sent her a quick text to see if she was available later."
The exact, original words of a piece of writing or speech, as opposed to a translation, revision, or commentary.
"Scholars spent years trying to reconstruct the original text of the ancient poem."
• verb
To send a brief electronic message to someone via a mobile phone or digital device.
"Please text me the address of the restaurant as soon as you have a moment."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'texte', from Old French, from Latin 'textus' meaning 'style or texture of a work' and literally 'that which is woven', from the verb 'texere' (to weave).