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EXCERPTS Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the word excerpts. (exact relations)
There are 10 hypernyms of the word excerpts. (close relations)
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extracts
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

fragments
nounn
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

passages
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

portions
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

quotations
nounn
noun

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

• a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

• a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity

• the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.

sections
nounn
noun

• a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

• a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope

• a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people

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

• a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon

• one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

• a land unit equal to 1 square mile

• (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid

• a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately

• a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class

• a small army unit usually having a special function

• a specialized division of a large organization

• a segment of a citrus fruit

• the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)

verb

• divide into segments

snippets
nounn
noun

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

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

excerption
nounn
noun

• a passage selected from a larger work

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

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

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 EXCERPTS

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

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