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text message
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text message
(noun)
text message
noun
plural
text messages
text message
noun
plural
text messages
Britannica Dictionary definition of TEXT MESSAGE
[
count
]
:
a short message that is sent electronically to a cell phone or other device
She sent me a
text message
saying that she'll be late.
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called also
text
— text messaging
noun
[
noncount
]
I use my cell phone for
text messaging
. [=for sending text messages]
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