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text

verb [T]
 
 
/tekst/

Definition

A2 to send someone a text message by phone: I texted her to arrange a time to meet.Faxes, pagers, and text messages texting
 
 
/ˈtekst.ɪŋ/ noun [U]
Faxes, pagers, and text messages
(Definition of text verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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