Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

running text

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.81 in modern English

Syllables
run-ning -text
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The main body of a document; text in the form of sentences and paragraphs, as distinct from headings, captions, footnotes, and other added content.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

running texts (plural)

Phrases

body copy body text

Frequently Paired Words

body copy body text

Questions

What does running text mean?
The main body of a document; text in the form of sentences and paragraphs, as distinct from headings, captions, footnotes, and other added content.

How to pronounce running text

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