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A discourse or composition on which a note or commentary is written; the original words of an author, in distinction from a paraphrase, annotation, or commentary.

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  1. n. A discourse or composition on which a note or commentary is written; the original words of an author, in distinction from a paraphrase, annotation, or commentary.
  2. n. The four Gospels, by way of distinction or eminence.
  3. n. A verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.
  4. n. Hence, anything chosen as the subject of an argument, literary composition, or the like; topic; theme.
  5. n. A style of writing in large characters; text-hand also, a kind of type used in printing; as, German text.
  6. v. t. To write in large characters, as in text hand.
  7. n. the words of something written
  8. n. a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon
  9. n. a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
  10. n. the main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.)
  11. v. to send a message by SMS or similar text-based messaging service