snippet
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4.8
- noun
- /ˈsnɪpɪt/
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fragmento
- And talking of arrows, did you read that little snippet from A.H. Weiler's review in The New York Times?
- a snippet of information
- a snippet of conversation
In these two books, we get little snippets of information.
- In these two books, we get little snippets of information.
- I only heard snips, snippets of what these people are talking about.
- We'll hear just a snippet of the glorious section of that mass.
- For now, enjoy this snippet of the conversation with Candice Horbeck.
- Whereas usually on shorter form media content, you just get snippets of information.
- However, Cameo has strict rules not allowing us to play the snippet from the clip for Ryland's recap.
- So pixels, tags, snippets, APIs, all that stuff.
Examples
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Another lead toward the secret of the flames is supplied by the following snippet of dialogue:
Academic text (1997) -
And here is a snippet from this week's Postscript episode.
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So yeah, a little snippet of what that looks like.
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Often he would walk into my office with a snippet of poetry very nearly lost to the world.
Academic text (2005) -
We never know when some snippet will come in handy.
Fiction book (1999) -
In these two books, we get little snippets of information.
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By tomorrow morning, we'll hear snippets of talk here and there about the incident.
Fiction book (2000) -
For now, enjoy this snippet of the conversation with Candice Horbeck.
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Throughout, melodies mix with the music, snippets of sound contemporary and archaic.
Fiction book (2000) -
The teacher shared a short snippet from her favorite book during the lesson.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small piece or amount of something, for example food
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4.3
A short part taken from a longer text, song, or film
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3.2
A small piece broken off something larger
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2.1
A small piece left over or thrown away
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3.5
A small piece taken from something larger, like a newspaper article or plant for growing
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1.9
A small piece cut from a newspaper containing an article or photo
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5.4
A short piece of sound or music that you hear briefly
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4.1
A small piece you cut off with scissors or shears
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4.2
A small piece cut from cloth or paper with scissors
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Etymology
The word snippet comes from snip ('cut') plus the little ending -et ('little'). Think of cutting a tiny piece out with scissors, which is why a snippet means a small piece or short extract.