selection 5
noundomain: communication
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a passage selected from a larger work
Examples
- 1.he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings
Hypernym
passage 2
noun
a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
Instance_Hypernym
Haftorah 1
noun
a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah
EnglishHyponym
chrestomathy 1
noun
a selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language
analects 1
noun
a collection of excerpts from a literary work
clipping 1
noun
an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
cut 8
noun
a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
quotation 2
noun
a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
Instance_Hyponym
Haftorah 1
noun
a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah
