Nouns (2)
selection, extract
n. a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
Verbs (1)
take out
v. take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
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Fuzzynyms (26)
abstract, outline, synopsis, precis, précis, apercu, aperçu, overview
n. a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
credit, reference, citation, quotation, quote, mention
n. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"
footnote, footer
n. a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
composition, piece, opus, musical composition, piece of music
n. a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"
masterpiece, chef-d'oeuvre
n. the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman
reading
n. written material intended to be read; "the teacher assigned new readings"; "he bought some reading material at the airport"
quote, cite
v. repeat a passage from; "He quoted the Bible to her"
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excerpt
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