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text

noun

1 a text which explores pain and grief:

written work, book, work, printed work, narrative.

2 the pictures are clear and relate well to the text:

words, wording;

subject matter, content, contents, body, main body, main matter.

3 he sent all inquirers the text of Sir Derek's speech:

transcript, script.

4 academic texts:

textbook, book;

set book, set text.

5 the text is taken from the First Book of Samuel:

passage, extract, quotation, verse, line;

reading, lesson.

6 he took as his text the fact that Australia is a paradise:

theme, subject, topic, issue, point, motif;

thesis, argument.

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