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EXCERPT Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the word excerpt. (exact relations)
There are 5 hypernyms of the word excerpt. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for EXCERPT

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extract
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)

• a passage selected from a larger work

verb

• remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

• get despite difficulties or obstacles

• deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

• extract by the process of distillation

• separate (a metal) from an ore

• obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action

• take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

• calculate the root of a number

selection
nounn
noun

• the act of choosing or selecting

• an assortment of things from which a choice can be made

• the person or thing chosen or selected

• a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment

• a passage selected from a larger work

citation
nounn
noun

• thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948

• an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement

• (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)

• a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

• a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

• a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding

fragment
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a piece broken off or cut off of something else

• a broken piece of a brittle artifact

• an incomplete piece

verb

• break or cause to break into pieces

passage
nounn
noun

• the act of passing from one state or place to the next

• a section of text; particularly a section of medium length

• a way through or along which someone or something may pass

• the passing of a law by a legislative body

• a journey usually by ship

• a short section of a musical composition

• a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass

• a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another

• the motion of one object relative to another

• the act of passing something to another person

piece
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a separate part of a whole

• an item that is an instance of some type

• a portion of a natural object

• a musical work that has been created

• an instance of some kind

• an artistic or literary composition

• a portable gun

• a serving that has been cut from a larger portion

• a distance

• a work of art of some artistic value

• a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition

• a share of something

• game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games

verb

• to join or unite the pieces of

• create by putting components or members together

• join during spinning

• eat intermittently; take small bites of

• repair by adding pieces

portion
nounn
noun

• something determined in relation to something that includes it

• something less than the whole of a human artifact

• the allotment of some amount by dividing something

• assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group

• your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

• money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage

• an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal

verb

• give out

quote
nounn
noun

• a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else

• a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

verb

• repeat a passage from

• name the price of

• refer to for illustration or proof

• put quote marks around

segment
verb, nounv, n
noun

• one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object

• one of the parts into which something naturally divides

verb

• divide into segments

• divide or split up

snippet
nounn
noun

• a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)

excerption
nounn
noun

• a passage selected from a larger work

• The act of excerpting or selecting from a larger work.

take out
verbv
verb

• cause to leave

• remove from its packing

• take out or remove

• obtain by legal or official process

• make a date

• remove something from a container or an enclosed space

• purchase prepared food to be eaten at home

• remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)

• bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover

• take liquid out of a container or well

• remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

• buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food

• take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

• prevent from being included or considered or accepted

Best Hypernyms For EXCERPT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for excerpt, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (4)
choose passage select take
Phrases (1)
pick out

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