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textual

Pronunciation: /ˈtɛks.tju.əl/

The English word “textual” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to textuality.
  2. Of or pertaining to text as opposed to other document elements.
  3. Pertaining to text messages, by analogy with sexual: textual harassment, textual intercourse; compare sexting.

Etymology

From Middle English textewell, textueel, textuel, textuele, tixtuel (“learned in texts, bookish”), possibly from Latin textuālis; also compare Middle French textuele; or perhaps a coinage by Chaucer from Latin textus and Middle English -el. English spelling conformed to Latin from late 15c. By surface analysis, text + -ual.

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