Meanings
nounbody text (uncountable)
- uncountableThe main portion of the text, excluding the front matter, the back matter and floats.
Synonyms: body matter
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe main portion of the text, excluding the front matter, the back matter and floats.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 正文
- 正文 (zhèngwén)main portion of text
Danish brødtekst
- brødtekstmain portion of text
Dutch binnenwerk, hoofdwerk
- binnenwerkmain portion of text
- hoofdwerkmain portion of text
Finnish leipäteksti
- leipätekstimain portion of text
French corps du texte
- corps du textemain portion of text
German Mengentext, Textkörper
- Mengentextmain portion of text
- Textkörpermain portion of text
- Brottextmain portion of text
- Haupttextmain portion of text
Hungarian kenyérszöveg
- kenyérszövegmain portion of text
Norwegian Bokmål brødtekst
- brødtekstmain portion of text
Polish tekst podstawowy
- tekst podstawowymain portion of text
Vietnamese chính văn
- chính vănmain portion of text
Cite this entry
APA
body text. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20text
MLA
“body text.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20text. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “body text,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20text.
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