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text
noun
written
words
that
you
read
in
a
book
,
article
,
message
,
or
other
piece
of
writing
•
The
text
on
the
page
was
too
small
for
my
grandmother
to
read
.
The
text
on
the
page
was
too
small
for
my
grandmother
to
read
.
•
Please
underline
the
key
ideas
in
the
text
before
class
.
Please
underline
the
key
ideas
in
the
text
before
class
.
From
Latin
“
textus
”
meaning
‘
woven
’
or
‘
tissue
’,
referring
to
words
woven
together
into
writing
.
noun
a
short
written
message
sent
from
one
mobile
phone
to
another
•
I
just
sent
you
a
text
—
check
your
phone
!
I
just
sent
you
a
text
—
check
your
phone
!
•
Her
phone
buzzed
with
dozens
of
unread
texts
.
Her
phone
buzzed
with
dozens
of
unread
texts
.
verb
to
send
a
short
written
message
from
one
mobile
phone
to
another
•
Please
text
me
the
address
when
you
find
it
.
Please
text
me
the
address
when
you
find
it
.
•
She
texted
her
mom
to
say
she
was
safe
.
She
texted
her
mom
to
say
she
was
safe
.
context
noun
the
situation
,
background
,
or
circumstances
that
help
you
understand
why
something
happens
or
what
something
means
•
Without
context
,
her
comments
sounded
rude
.
Without
context
,
her
comments
sounded
rude
.
•
The
teacher
gave
historical
context
before
starting
the
lesson
on
the
civil
war
.
The
teacher
gave
historical
context
before
starting
the
lesson
on
the
civil
war
.
Late
Middle
English
from
Latin
contextus
‘
composition
,
connection
’,
from
contexere
‘
to
weave
together
’,
from
con-
‘
together
’
+
texere
‘
to
weave
’.
noun
the
words
and
sentences
that
come
before
and
after
a
particular
word
or
phrase
and
help
you
understand
its
meaning
•
If
a
word
is
unfamiliar
,
read
the
surrounding
context
to
guess
its
meaning
.
If
a
word
is
unfamiliar
,
read
the
surrounding
context
to
guess
its
meaning
.
•
The
student
quoted
the
sentence
out
of
context
.
The
student
quoted
the
sentence
out
of
context
.
Same
origin
as
Sense
1
:
from
Latin
contextus
‘
woven
together
’.
textbook
noun
A
book
that
contains
the
main
information
about
a
subject
and
is
used
for
study
in
schools
or
universities
.
•
Maria
left
her
textbook
at
home
and
had
nothing
to
study
from
during
class
.
Maria
left
her
textbook
at
home
and
had
nothing
to
study
from
during
class
.
•
The
biology
textbook
is
filled
with
colorful
diagrams
of
plants
and
animals
.
The
biology
textbook
is
filled
with
colorful
diagrams
of
plants
and
animals
.
Compound
of
the
words
“
text
”
and
“
book
,”
first
recorded
in
the
early
18th
century
to
describe
books
containing
the
primary
texts
for
study
.
adjective
Describing
something
that
is
a
perfect
or
typical
example
of
how
it
is
supposed
to
be
.
•
The
scientist
gave
a
textbook
explanation
of
gravity
that
everyone
understood
.
The
scientist
gave
a
textbook
explanation
of
gravity
that
everyone
understood
.
•
It
was
a
textbook
case
of
food
poisoning
after
eating
undercooked
chicken
.
It
was
a
textbook
case
of
food
poisoning
after
eating
undercooked
chicken
.
Extended
metaphorical
use
of
the
noun
,
attested
from
the
early
20th
century
,
likening
an
ideal
example
to
what
is
found
in
a
teaching
textbook
.