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Fließtext

running text, body text

noun FLEES-tekst Rare
Communication Writing

Usage Note

Fließtext is continuous prose as opposed to headings, lists, or tables. In typography and layout, Fließtext is set at a standard readable size and forms the main body of a document.

Examples

"Bilder sollten nicht mitten im Fließtext stehen, sondern am Rand."

Natural Translation

Images should not appear in the middle of the running text but at the margin.

Literal Translation

Images should not stand in the middle of the running text but at the margin.

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