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noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The main portion of the text, excluding the front matter, the back matter and floats.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 正文 (zhèngwén) — main portion of text
  • Danish: brødtekst — main portion of text
  • Dutch: binnenwerk — main portion of text
  • Dutch: hoofdwerk — main portion of text
  • Faroese: breyðtekstur — main portion of text
  • Faroese: høvuðstekstur — main portion of text
  • Finnish: leipäteksti — main portion of text
  • French: corps du texte — main portion of text
  • German: Mengentext — main portion of text
  • German: Textkörper — main portion of text
  • German: Brottext — main portion of text
  • German: Haupttext — main portion of text
  • Hungarian: kenyérszöveg — main portion of text
  • Norwegian Bokmål: brødtekst — main portion of text
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: brødtekst — main portion of text
  • Polish: tekst podstawowy — main portion of text
  • Vietnamese: chính văn — main portion of text