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Text Meaning: Written Content & SMS Explained (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：written words (text)

text 🔊

/tekst/

The written words of a book, article, or webpage.

Student reading printed text in a book with sunlight

written words 🔊

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/ˈrɪtən wɜːrdz/

Refers to the main body of written content in a document, book, or digital medium.

📁 Category：School Education 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'textus' (woven), related to 'texture' and 'context'.

💡 Mnemonic

Think of 'text' as threads woven into a fabric of meaning.

📖 Example

Our English homework is to analyze the main text of this short story. 🔊 Our English homework is to analyze the main text of this short story.

🔗 Collocations

plain text – Unformatted written content, without styles or images

body text – The main written content of a document, excluding headings and footnotes

full text – The complete written content of a document or publication

🔄 Synonyms

content (n.) – The substance or material of a written work

writing (n.) – The activity or occupation of composing text

passage (n.) – A short section of a written work

🚫 Antonyms

blank (n.) – An empty space with no text

image (n.) – A visual representation, not written words

🌱 Derivatives

textual (adj.) – Relating to or contained in a text

textbook (n.) – A book used as a standard source of information on a subject

context (n.) – The circumstances or setting surrounding a text

📖 Cultural Story

Derived from Latin 'texere' (to weave), as words are woven into sentences. Entered English in the 14th century.

Meaning 2：short message (text)

text 🔊

/tekst/

A short written message sent between mobile phones.

Hand holding smartphone showing text message conversation

short message 🔊

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/ʃɔːrt ˈmɛsɪdʒ/

A brief electronic message sent via mobile phone, often using SMS or instant messaging apps.

📁 Category：Technological Inventions 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

Can you text me the address of the cafe when you get there? 🔊 Can you text me the address of the cafe when you get there?

🔗 Collocations

send a text – To transmit a short written message via mobile phone

text message – A short written message sent through a mobile network

text back – To reply with a short written message

🔄 Synonyms

SMS (n.) – Short Message Service, a standard for sending short messages

message (n.) – A verbal, written, or recorded communication sent to someone

DM (n.) – Direct message, a private message on social media platforms

🚫 Antonyms

call (n.) – A voice communication over a phone

voicemail (n.) – A recorded audio message left for someone

🌱 Derivatives

texting (n.) – The act of sending short written messages via mobile phone

texter (n.) – A person who sends text messages