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excerpt - a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" |
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excerption,
extract,
selection |
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passage the act of passing from one state or place to the next
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chrestomathy a selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language
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analecta,
analects a collection of excerpts from a literary work
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clipping,
cutting,
newspaper clipping,
press clipping,
press cutting an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings"
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cut,
track an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class"
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citation,
quotation,
quote thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948
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excerpt - take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy |
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extract |
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choose,
pick out,
select,
take pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
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