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Webster 1913 Edition


Textual

Tex′tu-al

,
Adj.
[OE.
textuel
, F.
textuel
.]
1.
Of, pertaining to, or contained in, the text;
as,
textual
criticism; a
textual
reading
.
Milton.
2.
Serving for, or depending on, texts.
Bp. Hall.
3.
Familiar with texts or authorities so as to cite them accurately.
“I am not textuel.”
Chaucer.

Webster 1828 Edition


Textual

TEXT'UAL

,
Adj.
Contained in the text.
1.
Serving for texts.

Definition 2024


textual

textual

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

textual (comparative more textual, superlative most textual)

  1. Of, or pertaining to text.
  2. Pertaining to text messages, by analogy with sexual: textual harassment, textual intercourse; compare sexting.

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Catalan

Adjective

textual m, f (masculine and feminine plural textuals)

  1. textual
  2. verbatim, word-for-word

Derived terms

  • textualment

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Galician

Adjective

textual m, f (plural textuais)

  1. textual
  2. verbatim, word-for-word
  3. exact, precise

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Portuguese

Adjective

textual m, f (plural textuais, comparable)

  1. textual
  2. exact, precise

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Spanish

Adjective

textual m, f (plural textuales)

  1. textual
  2. exact, precise, literal

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