modeltext
nounUK /ˈmɒd.əl.tɛkst/
US /ˈmɑː.dəl.tɛkst/
A model text is a sample piece of writing that you can look at and copy to make your own writing better.
The teacher gave us a model text of a friendly letter before we wrote our own.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A text used as a model in computer language processing to train or test a system.
The program compared the new sentence with the model text in its memory.
3. A short piece of writing that shows the correct style or structure for a task.
Our model text showed how to start each paragraph with a topic sentence.
4. An example used in class to help students learn how to write a certain type of text.
We read a model text of a story before writing our own adventure tale.