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text

text \'tekst\ n [ME, fr. MF texte, fr. ML textus, fr. L, texture, context, 
   fr. t]extus, pp. of texere to weave - more at TECHNICAL 1a1: the original 
   written or printed works and form of a literary work  1a2: an edited or 
   emended copy of an original work  1b: a work containing such text  2a: the 
   main body of printed or written matter on a page  2b: the principal part of 
   a book exclusive of front and back matter  2c: the printed score of a 
   musical composition  3a1: a verse or passage of Scriptures chosen esp. for 
   the subject of a serm on or for authoritative support (as for a doctrine) 
   3a2: a passage from an authoritative source providing an introduction or ba 
   sis (as for a speech) 3b: a source of information or authority  3c: 
   TEXTBOOK  4: a type suitable for printing running text  5: THEME, TOPIC  6: 
   the words of something (as a poem) set to music