English > excerption: 1 sense > noun 1, communicationMeaning | A passage selected from a larger / larger work. |
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Synonyms | excerpt, extract, selection |
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Instances | Haftorah, Haftarah, Haphtorah, Haphtarah | A short / short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah |
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Narrower | analects, analecta | A collection of excerpts from a literary work |
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chrestomathy | A selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language |
clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, cutting, press cutting | An excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine |
cut, track | A distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc |
quotation, quote, citation | A passage or expression that is quoted or cited / cited |
Broader | passage | A section of text |
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Spanish | extracto, fragmento, pasaje |
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Catalan | fragment, passatge |
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