text

(noun) the words of something written. Synonyms: textual matter. Examples: "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."

(noun) a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon. Example: "The preacher chose a text from psalms to introduce his sermon."

(noun) a book prepared for use in schools or colleges. Synonyms: textbook, text edition, schoolbook, school text. Examples: "His economics textbook is in its tenth edition." "The professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy."

(noun) the main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.). Example: "Pictures made the text easier to understand."