Blurb and Excerpt

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Blurb noun - A promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books).

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Excerpt and blurb are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Excerpt" instead a noun "Blurb".

Excerpt noun - A part taken from a longer work.

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Blurb and excerpt are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Blurb" instead a noun "Excerpt".

Nearby Words: excerpted, excerpting, excerption

When Games Workshop began publishing novels under the Black Library label, the back cover blurb was a short excerpt from the book, followed by a 3-5 sentence "summary" beneath.

Source: Covers Always Lie / Literature

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