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You can find the full text of his speech on his Web site.

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Examples: text in a Sentence
the text of the Constitution

The book is mostly photographs�it has very little text.

At this point the Web site is only text. Graphics will be added later.

Students will read and discuss various literary texts.

Recent Examples of text from the Web

Following is the complete text of the Kent State release: Kent State Head Coach
Sean Lewis recently announced the hiring of Andrew Sowder as the team's offensive
coordinator and Tom Kaufman as defensive coordinator for the 2018 season.
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Elton Alexander, cleveland.com, "New Kent State football coach Sean Lewis names
coordinators," 5 Jan. 2018
The sub-text of this kvetching is clear: How Monk, the 11th overall pick in June�s
draft, is used has become the flashpoint for general resentment over the Hornets�
disappointing results.
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Rick Bonnell, charlotteobserver, "Charlotte Hornets | Malik Monk's Greensboro
assignment doesn't rate a freak-out | Charlotte Observer," 26 Dec. 2017
The Department of Justice released the texts of the e-mails late Tuesday, the night
before Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was due to appear before the House
Judiciary Committee.
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Julia Ainsley, NBC News, "Justice Dept. releases text messages from anti-Trump FBI
agent, lawyer who were having affair," 12 Dec. 2017

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Origin and Etymology of text

Middle English, from Anglo-French tiste, texte, from Medieval Latin textus, from
Latin, texture, context, from texere to weave � more at technical

text Synonyms
Synonyms
handbook, manual, primer, textbook
Related Words
schoolbook; grammar, reader, speller; tract, treatise; dictionary, lexicon,
vocabulary, wordbook; casebook, encyclopedia, reference; bible, guide, guidebook

Other Literature Terms

apophasis, bathos, bildungsroman, bowdlerize, caesura, coda, doggerel, euphemism,
poesy, prosody

2text
verb
Definition of text
texted play \'tek-st?d, nonstandard tekst\; texting
transitive verb
: to send a text message from one cell phone to another
intransitive verb
: to communicate by text messaging
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Definition of text
1 a (1) : the original words and form of a written or printed work (2) : an edited
or emended copy of an original work
b : a work containing such text
2 a : the main body of printed or written matter on a page
b : the principal part of a book exclusive of front and back matter
c : the printed score of a musical composition
3 a (1) : a verse or passage of Scripture chosen especially for the subject of a
sermon or for authoritative support (as for a doctrine) (2) : a passage from an
authoritative source providing an introduction or basis (as for a speech)
b : a source of information or authority
4 : theme, topic
5 a : the words of something (such as a poem) set to music
b : matter chiefly in the form of words or symbols that is treated as data for
processing by computerized equipment text-editing software
6 : a type suitable for printing running text
7 : textbook
8 a : something (such as a story or movie) considered as an object to be examined,
explicated, or deconstructed
b : something likened to a text
the surfaces of daily life are texts to be explicated �Michiko Kakutani
9 : frame of reference 2
updated to fit the women's lib text for consciousness raising �Judith Crist
10 : text message sent a text with the details
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I texted her a little while ago.

I texted a message to her.

She just texted me back.

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Anyone with information regarding drug or narcotics sales are asked to contact 860-
447-9107 or anonymous information can bve submitted via the New London Tips 411
system by texting NLPDTips plus the information to Tip411.
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Kathleen Mcwilliams, courant.com, "New London Police Seize 23 Grams Oh Heroin
Packaged For Street Sales," 20 Dec. 2017
Anyone with information about Jones' whereabouts should contact the U.S. Marshals'
Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force at 1-866-4WANTED or by texting the word
WANTED to 847411.
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Justin Madden, cleveland.com, "Authorities search for man wanted in fatal Cleveland
shooting: fugitive of the week," 18 Dec. 2017
During the storm, the coaches were tethered to their players, following their
Twitter and Snapchat feeds and texting back and forth.
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Trymaine Lee, NBC News, "Hit by Harvey, two Texas high school football teams hit
back," 8 Dec. 2017

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First Known Use of text

1998

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2 : the main body of printed or written matter on a page
3 : textbook
4 : a Bible passage that is the subject of a sermon
5 : text message
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texted; texting
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2 : to communicate by text messaging
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