Synonyms: text, textual matter
Definition: the words of something written
Usage: there were more than a thousand words of text; they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech; he wants to reconstruct the original text
Similar words: matter
Definition: written works (especially in books or magazines)
Usage: he always took some reading matter with him on the plane
Synonyms: text
Definition: the main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.)
Usage: pictures made the text easier to understand
Similar words: matter
Definition: written works (especially in books or magazines)
Usage: he always took some reading matter with him on the plane
Synonyms: text, text edition, textbook, school text, schoolbook
Definition: a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
Usage: his economics textbook is in its tenth edition; the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy
Similar words: book
Definition: a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
Usage: I am reading a good book on economics
Synonyms: text
Definition: a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon
Usage: the preacher chose a text from Psalms to introduce his sermon
Similar words: passage
Definition: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length