text message

text message

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noun
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.
Compare instant message (def. 1).
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Text message is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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text message
 
n
a written message sent by means of a mobile phone

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Main Entry:  text message
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  any short electronically transmitted written message, esp. those sent to a handheld device such as a pager, PDA, cell phone
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