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running text

running text 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.

Noun

running text (countable and uncountable, plural running texts)

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

Forms of running text

pluralrunning texts

Questions about running text

What does running text mean?
Running text means the main body of a document; text in the form of sentences and paragraphs, as distinct from headings, captions, footnotes, and other added content.
What part of speech is running text?
Running text is a noun.
What is the plural of running text?
The plural of running text is running texts.

Words near running text in the dictionary

  1. Running Stream
  2. running stroller
  3. running strollers
  4. running target
  5. running targets
  6. running text
  7. running texts
  8. running the clock down
  9. running the gamut
  10. running the gantlope
  11. running the gauntlet

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Adapted from Wiktionary: running text (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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