WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
tex•tu•al
(teks′cho̅o̅ əl),USA pronunciation adj.
tex′tu•al•ly, adv.
- of or pertaining to a text:textual errors.
- Religionbased on or conforming to the text, as of the Scriptures:a textual interpretation of the Bible.
- Medieval Latin, as above
- Middle French
- Medieval Latin textu(s) (see text) + -al1; replacing Middle English textuel
- Middle English 1350–1400