tekst n. 1
the main
body of a
book as
distinct from notes, appendices, pictures, etc. 2 the
original words of an
author or
document,
esp. as distinct from a
paraphrase of or
commentary on
them. 3 a passage quoted from
Scripture, esp. as the
subject of a
sermon. 4 a subject or
theme. 5 (in pl.) books prescribed
for study. 6 US a
textbook. 7 (in full text-hand) a fine
large kind of
handwriting esp. for manuscripts. øtext
editor Computing a
system or program allowing the
user to
enter and edit text. text processing Computing the manipulation of text, esp. transforming it from
one format to
another. øøtextless adj. [ME f. ONF tixte, texte f. L textus
tissue,
literary style (in med.L = Gospel) f. L texere textweave]