running text
noun
: the main text of a document : text in the form of sentences or paragraphs as distinguished from captions, titles, lists, etc.
a rare word found in lexicons but not in running text
This figure (3a) has a weakly informative caption, as we have discussed, so the running text needs to be looked at closely.—
James A. Fay, Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, 1994
James A. Fay, Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, 1994Dictionary Entries Near running text
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“Running text.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/running%20text. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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