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text
text /tekst/
noun#3441 most common
Also: lyrics (of a song), wording, text message (informal)
Example sentences
Acesta este un text scurt.
This is a short text.
Citesc un text în română.
I am reading a text in Romanian.
Profesorul ne-a dat un text de tradus.
The teacher gave us a text to translate.
Redactorul a corectat câteva greșeli din text.
The editor corrected a few mistakes in the text.
Textul conține numeroase aluzii istorice greu de identificat.
The text contains numerous historical allusions that are hard to identify.
Interpretarea textului variază considerabil în funcție de contextul cultural în care a fost scris.
The interpretation of the text varies considerably depending on the cultural context in which it was written.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | text | texte |
| Genitive | textului | textelor |
| Accusative | text | texte |
| Vocative | text | texte |
Word family
textualtextual
textualitatetextuality
contextcontext
pretextpretext
textierlyricist, writer of song lyrics
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "text" from French "texte", which comes from Latin "textus", meaning a weaving or a joining together. The Latin word derives from the verb "texere", to weave. The metaphor treats written words as threads woven into a fabric of meaning.
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