excerpt

English Thesaurus

1. a passage selected from a larger work (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	passage,
definition	:	a section of text; particularly a section of medium length (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	chrestomathy,
definition	:	a selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	analecta, analects,
definition	:	a collection of excerpts from a literary work (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	clipping, cutting, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting,
definition	:	an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	cut, track,
definition	:	a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	citation, quotation, quote,
definition	:	a passage or expression that is quoted or cited (noun.communication)

instance hyponym	:	haftarah, haftorah, haphtarah, haphtorah,
definition	:	a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah (noun.communication)

2. take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy (verb.cognition)

hypernym	:	choose, pick out, select, take,
definition	:	pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives (verb.cognition)

3. a passage selected from a larger work (noun.communication)

derivation	:	excerpt, extract, take out,
definition	:	take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy (verb.cognition)

4. take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	excerpt, excerption, extract, selection,
definition	:	a passage selected from a larger work (noun.communication)

5. a passage selected from a larger work (noun.communication)

derivation	:	excerpt, extract, take out,
definition	:	take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy (verb.cognition)

6. take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	excerpt, excerption, extract, selection,
definition	:	a passage selected from a larger work (noun.communication)