snippet

C2 Topic:Communication
US /ˈsnɪpɪt/ UK /ˈsnɪpɪt/
noun verb Freq #69121

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A small piece or part of something, such as a song, text, or conversation.

    From the snippet I overheard, it sounded like they were planning a surprise party.

  2. 2
    verb

    To take a small part out of something; to excerpt.

    We snippeted the best lines from the review to feature on the homepage.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a small piece or part of... bitexcerptfragment
2 verb · to take a small part out of... excerpt
Word family
Forms snippets
Derived forms in-snippetsnippety

Etymology

From snip + -et. Compare snippock.

Topics

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