VocabJLPT N1
body text
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. text (of a book, document, etc.)
  2. 2. body (of a letter)
  3. 3. this passage
This word refers to the main body of a text, as opposed to headers, footnotes, or supplementary material. It is commonly used in publishing, document writing, and linguistics to indicate the primary written content.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Please note that the body of the exposé will be edited to protect anonymity.

Sentence 2

Exactly which part of the text did you find problematic?

Sentence 3

Hmm, do we really need to open the body text with an apology?

Sentence 4

I bet the body text is thin as usual and it's all just ads.

Sentence 5

The body of the article was corrected after a fact-check.