Extract
Extract noun - A part taken from a longer work.
Usage example: the anthology includes a long extract from the epic poem
Quotation is a synonym for extract in excerpt topic. In some cases you can use "Quotation" instead a noun "Extract", when it comes to topics like passage, selection, recitation, reading. 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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Extract is a synonym for quotation in passage topic. You can use "Extract" instead a noun "Quotation", if it concerns topics such as excerpt, selection, citation, recitation. popular alternative
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