{
    "term": "text",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "any form of written material",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a computer that can process text"
                },
                {
                    "text": "printed text"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Highlight the area of text on screen and press the ‘delete’ key."
                },
                {
                    "text": "one of the best HTML text editors available"
                },
                {
                    "text": "When you point at the icon, a small text box appears."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Use the mouse to move chunks of text from place to place."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The program allows you to import text files from other word processors."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["complete", "full", "draft"],
                "… of text": ["block", "body", "chunk"],
                "verb + text": ["create", "produce", "provide"],
                "text + verb": ["accompany"],
                "text + noun": ["file", "editor", "message"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a piece of writing that you have to answer questions about in an exam or a lesson",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Read the text carefully and then answer the questions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We discussed the use of metaphor in the text."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a poetic text about growing up in rural England"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["basic", "introductory", "key"],
                "verb + text": ["read", "read from", "analyse/​analyze"],
                "text + verb": [
                    "contain something",
                    "describe something",
                    "emphasize something"
                ],
                "text + noun": ["analysis"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the text", "text about", "text on"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a written message that you send using a mobile phone",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She sent me a text to say she would be late."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Phones, email and the internet"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "the main printed part of a book or magazine, not the notes, pictures, etc.",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "My job is to lay out the text and graphics on the page."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She wrote the text for a book of photographs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Hand symbols in the main body of the text cross-refer the reader to the appendices."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The catalogue consists of colour reproductions of the paintings with accompanying text."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The illustrations are printed separately from the main text."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The photographs are accompanied by text."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Literature and writing"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["complete", "full", "draft"],
                "… of text": ["block", "body", "chunk"],
                "verb + text": ["create", "produce", "provide"],
                "text + verb": ["accompany"],
                "text + noun": ["file", "editor", "message"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "the written form of a speech, a play, an article, etc.",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The newspaper had printed the **full text** of the president's speech."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Can you act out this scene without referring to the text?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The filmed version of Henry V stays close to the **original text**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He stood up and began reading from a prepared text."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She strayed from the text in a few places to illustrate some of her more interesting points."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I posted the full text for free on my site."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["complete", "full", "draft"],
                "… of text": ["block", "body", "chunk"],
                "verb + text": ["create", "produce", "provide"],
                "text + verb": ["accompany"],
                "text + noun": ["file", "editor", "message"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "a book, play, etc., especially one that is being studied",
            "labels": "(US English)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a literary text"
                },
                {
                    "text": "sacred/religious/ancient texts"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her books appear on lists of recommended texts in universities."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The book exhibits a close reading of primary texts as well as scholarly commentaries."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We're studying dramatic texts by Mexican playwrights."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is one of the most difficult literary texts of all time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Students are requested not to buy texts prior to the first class."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Education"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["basic", "introductory", "key"],
                "verb + text": ["read", "read from", "analyse/​analyze"],
                "text + verb": [
                    "contain something",
                    "describe something",
                    "emphasize something"
                ],
                "text + noun": ["analysis"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the text", "text about", "text on"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "a book that teaches a particular subject and that is used especially in schools and colleges",
            "labels": "(North American English)British and North American English",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "medical texts"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "a sentence or short passage from the Bible that is read out and discussed by somebody, especially during a religious service",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/tekst/",
                "audio": "te/text/text__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/tekst/",
                "audio": "te/text/text__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old Northern French texte, from Latin textus ‘tissue, literary style’ (in medieval Latin, ‘Gospel’), from text- ‘woven’, from the verb texere."
}