text Definition

text
noun

1. The main body of printed words in a book as opposed to the notes and illustrations, etc.

Thesaurus: contents, matter, body, passage, verse, wording, words, sentence, paragraph.
2. The actual words of an author or piece of written work as opposed to commentary on them.
3. A short passage from the Bible taken as the starting-point for a sermon or quoted in authority.
4. A theme or subject.

Thesaurus: theme, topic, motif.
5. A book, novel or play, etc that forms part of a course of study.

Example: a set text
6. computing.
The words written or displayed on a VDU.
7. A textbook.

Etymology: 14c: from Latin texere, textum to weave.