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masculine

/ˈteksto/

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Translation

text

Word origin

From Latin textus ('a thing woven, a text'), from texere ('to weave'). The idea is of words 'woven' together. English 'text' and 'texture' come from the same root.

Origin: Latin
Root: textus
English cognates: text, texture

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluraltextos

Examples

The teacher asked us to read the text aloud.

sola .

This text is too long for a single class.

I will send you the text by email this afternoon.

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Did you understand the text we read yesterday?

incluye .

The book includes texts by several famous authors.

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This word is part of lesson 44.