Excerpt
Excerpt noun - A part taken from a longer work.
Usage example: he'll read an excerpt from the novel at the book signing
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Quotation is a synonym for excerpt in citation topic. In some cases you can use "Quotation" instead a noun "Excerpt", when it comes to topics like selection, extract, mention. popular alternative
Quotation
Quotation noun - A passage referred to, repeated, or offered as an example.
Usage example: the beautiful autumn day brought to mind this quotation from Thoreau: “So live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each”
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Excerpt is a synonym for quotation in citation topic. You can use "Excerpt" instead a noun "Quotation", if it concerns topics such as passage, selection, mention. popular alternative
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An epigraph is the quotation of a line, excerpt or poetry done at the beginning or (more rarely) at the ending of a work, segment or chapter.
Source: Epigraph
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