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text message

noun

  1. an electronic message sent over a cellular network from one cell phone to another by typing words, often in shortened form, as “l8t” for “late,” on the phone's numeric or QWERTY keypad.


text message

noun

  1. a written message sent by means of a mobile phone
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of text message1

First recorded in 1975–80
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Example Sentences

At the same time, the Tasnim news agency, run by the IRGC, reported that ISIS is sending propaganda via text message inside Iran.

Over the summer, the two had been in frequent—some sources say “daily”—contact by phone and text message.

I had recently attended a wedding because a text message had referenced some questionable behavior.

Solidifying his reputation as the one you wish had gotten away, Levine reportedly broke up with Simpson via text message.

The sounds of text message and voicemail notifications were a clear indictor that we were back to reality.

It will always precede and follow a cipher message or such part of a plain text message as is enciphered.

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