texting

text

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tekst]
- /tɛkst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tekst]
- /tɛkst/

Definitions of texting word

noun texting the main body of matter in a manuscript, book, newspaper, etc., as distinguished from notes, appendixes, headings, illustrations, etc. 1
noun texting the original words of an author or speaker, as opposed to a translation, paraphrase, commentary, or the like: The newspaper published the whole text of the speech. 1
noun texting the actual wording of anything written or printed: You have not kept to the text of my remarks. 1
noun texting any of the various forms in which a writing exists: The text is a medieval transcription. 1
noun texting the wording adopted by an editor as representing the original words of an author: the authoritative text of Catullus. 1
noun texting any theme or topic; subject. 1

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Origin of texting

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50; Middle English < Medieval Latin textus text, terms, Latin: text, structure, orig., pattern of weaving, texture (of cloth), equivalent to tex(ere) to weave + -tus suffix of v. action

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Parts of speech for Texting

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Texting

texting popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

texting usage trend in Literature

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