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textual

[ teks-choo-uh l ]
/ ˈtɛks tʃu əl /
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adjective

of or relating to a text: textual errors.
based on or conforming to the text, as of the Scriptures: a textual interpretation of the Bible.

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Nearby words

  1. textile,
  2. textiles,
  3. texting,
  4. textlationship,
  5. textspeak,
  6. textual criticism,
  7. textualism,
  8. textualist,
  9. textually,
  10. textuary

Origin of textual

1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin textu(s) (see text) + -al1; replacing Middle English textuel < Middle French < Medieval Latin, as above
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Examples from the Web for textually

  • The result is that some of them are not complete and some may not be textually correct.

    Some Current Folk-Songs of the Negro|Will H. Thomas

  • Possibly parts of his work may be textually derived from the Cyclics, but the topic is very obscure.

    Alfred Tennyson|Andrew Lang
British Dictionary definitions for textually

textual

/ (ˈtɛkstjʊəl) /

adjective

of or relating to a text or texts
based on or conforming to a text
Derived Formstextually, adverb
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
Word Origin and History for textually

textual

adj.

late 14c., from Latin textus (see text) + -al (1). Related: Textually.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper