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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The words of something written
Example:
he wants to reconstruct the original text
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("text" is a kind of...):
matter (written works (especially in books or magazines))
Meronyms (parts of "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)
word order (the order of words in a text)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "text"):
stanza (a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem)
language; lyric; words (the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number)
lipogram (a text that excludes a particular letter or particular letters of the alphabet)
line (text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen)
letter; missive (a written message addressed to a person or organization)
installment; instalment (a part of a published serial)
electronic text (text that is in a form that computer can store or display on a computer screen)
draft; draft copy (any of the various versions in the development of a written work)
copy; written matter (matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials)
cookie (a short line of text that a web site puts on your computer's hard drive when you access the web site)
column (a page or text that is vertically divided)
Holonyms ("text" is a part of...):
publication (a copy of a printed work offered for distribution)
Derivation:
textual (of or relating to or based on a text)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.)
Example:
pictures made the text easier to understand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("text" is a kind of...):
matter (written works (especially in books or magazines))
Derivation:
textual (of or relating to or based on a text)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A book prepared for use in schools or colleges
Example:
the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy
Synonyms:
school text; schoolbook; text; text edition; textbook
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("text" is a kind of...):
book (a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "text"):
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)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon
Example:
the preacher chose a text from Psalms to introduce his sermon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("text" is a kind of...):
passage (a section of text; particularly a section of medium length)
Holonyms ("text" 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)
Context examples:
The form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published.
(Edition, NCI Thesaurus)
A machine which scans and transmits via telephone, fixed graphic material including pictures, text, or images.
(Facsimile Machine, NCI Thesaurus)
The text that is to be included in the notification.
(Defined Notification Message, NCI Thesaurus)
NOTE(S): This represents the dosing calendar in a text format.
(Defined Substance Administration Dose Regimen, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
Text description of the intended schedule for administering a substance.
(Defined Substance Administration Dose Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
Removal of text elements that would make data individually identifiable.
(Deidentification, NCI Thesaurus)
A format that does not specify any text properties and does not require pre-established arrangement or organization of data.
(Free Text Format, NCI Thesaurus)
NOTE(S): The message text may contain substitution tags that when used in the context of a particular study are replaced with study name or study site, etc.
(Defined Notification Message, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
A text string identifier for a location to which e-mail can be delivered.
(E-mail Address, NCI Thesaurus)
The text and/or code that describes the rationale behind why an activity is not done.
(Missed Reason, NCI Thesaurus)
