text message

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Translations 1.1.2 Derived terms 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations

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text message (plural text messages)

1. A brief electronic message sent between mobile phones, containing text composed by the sender, usually input via a lettering system on a cell phone's numeric keypad, the content of which is often abbreviated like shorthand by leaving out vowels or using phonetic spellings.

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• text messaging
• texting

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to text message (third-person singular simple present text messages, present participle text messaging, simple past and past participle text messaged)

1. To transmit a text message to.

   I told him to text message you when he's finished.

2. To send as a text message.

   Please text message the directions to me.

   Just text message me the information.

3. (intransitive) To engage in the activity of sending and receiving text messages.

   Stop text messaging during class time.

   She's been text messaging all afternoon.

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• text
• message
• SMS (UK and South Africa)

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