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text

/tɛkst/
noun

  1. A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.

  2. A book, tome or other set of writings.

  3. A brief written message transmitted between mobile phones.

    Similar: text message

Synonymstext hand, text message, theme, topic
Antonymsbinary
verb

  1. To send a text message to; i.e. to transmit text using the Short Message Service (SMS), or a similar service, between communications devices, particularly mobile phones.

    "I'll text the address to you as soon as I find it."

    Similar: SMS, message

  2. To send and receive text messages.

    "Have you been texting all afternoon?"

  3. To write in large characters, as in text hand.

SynonymsSMS, message

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