EXCERPTS Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word excerpts. (close relations)
excerpt
Best Alternative Words for EXCERPTS
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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 |