Excerpt and Paragraph

Excerpt

Excerpt noun - A part taken from a longer work.
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Synonyms for Excerpt

Paragraph and excerpt are semantically related in section topic. In some cases you can use "Paragraph" instead a noun "Excerpt", when it comes to topics like citation.

Nearby Words: excerpted, excerpting, excerption

Paragraph

Paragraph noun - One of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line.

Excerpt and paragraph are semantically related in section topic. Sometimes you can use "Excerpt" instead a noun "Paragraph".

Nearby Words: paragraphed, paragraphing, paragraphic

How words are described

good good excerpt good paragraph
full full excerpt full paragraph
brief brief excerpt brief paragraph
short short excerpt short paragraph
Other adjectives: small, little, lengthy, translated, good-sized.
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