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Added 9 October 2026

textual

/ˈtɛks.tju.əl/ adjective

Latin root: textuālis Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about textual at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Of or relating to or based on a text.
textual analysis

Origin

From Middle English textewell, textueel, textuel, textuele, tixtuel (“learned in texts, bookish”), possibly from Latin textuālis; also compare Middle French textuele; or perhaps a coinage by Chaucer from Latin textus and Middle English -el. English spelling conformed to Latin from late 15c. By surface analysis, text + -ual.

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