"text type" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: text types [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} text type (plural text types)
  1. (countable) A type of written text, such as descriptive, narrative, expository or argumentative. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Linguistics, Translation studies, Writing Synonyms: text-type Translations (type of written text): tekstilaji (Finnish), tekstityyppi (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-text_type-en-noun-dz3dgotC Disambiguation of Linguistics: 93 7 Disambiguation of Translation studies: 93 7 Disambiguation of Writing: 98 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of 'type of written text': 96 4
  2. (uncountable) Such types considered collectively. Tags: uncountable Translations (types collectively): tekstilaji (Finnish), tekstityyppi (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-text_type-en-noun-RwgVisyD Disambiguation of 'types collectively': 4 96

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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