Excerpt
Excerpt noun - A part taken from a longer work.
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Synonyms for Excerpt
Source and excerpt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Source" instead a noun "Excerpt".
Source
Source noun - Something mentioned in a text as providing related and especially supporting information.
Usage example: the professor asked the students to have at least five different sources for their papers
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Source and Excerpt. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/excerpt/source
Excerpt & Source. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/excerpt/source>.
Source or Excerpt. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/excerpt/source.
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