text

Noun
  1. The words of something written (synset 106399623)
    "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"
    is a type of: matter - written works (especially in books or magazines)
    subtypes:
    • column - a page or text that is vertically divided
    • cookie - a short line of text that a web site puts on your computer's hard drive when you access the web site
    • copy, written matter - matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials
    • draft, draft copy - any of the various versions in the development of a written work
    • electronic text - text that is in a form that computer can store or display on a computer screen
    • installment, instalment - a part of a published serial
    • letter, missive - a written message addressed to a person or organization
    • line - text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
    • lipogram - a text that excludes a particular letter or particular letters of the alphabet
    • language, lyric, words - the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
    • stanza - a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
    has:
    • word order - the order of words in a text
    • book - a major division of a long written composition
    • chapter - a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
    • 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
    is a part of: publication - a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
    same as: textual matter
  2. A passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon (synset 107187208)
    "the preacher chose a text from Psalms to introduce his sermon"
    is a type of: passage - a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
    is a part of: bible, book, christian bible, good book, holy scripture, holy writ, scripture, word, word of god - the sacred writings of the Christian religions
  3. A book prepared for use in schools or colleges (synset 106426015)
    "his economics textbook is in its tenth edition"; "the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy"
    is a type of: book - a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
    subtypes:
    • 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
    same as: school text, schoolbook, text edition, textbook
  4. The main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.) (synset 106400222)
    "pictures made the text easier to understand"
    is a type of: matter - written works (especially in books or magazines)

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