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clipping vs extract

extract vs clipping

clipping and extract both are nouns.

clipping is not a verb while extract is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
clipping Yes No No No
extract Yes No Yes No
As nouns, extract is a hypernym of clipping; that is, extract is a word with a broader meaning than clipping:
  • clipping: an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
  • extract: a passage selected from a larger work
Other hypernyms of clipping include excerpt, excerption, selection.
clipping (noun) extract (noun)
the act of clipping or snipping a passage selected from a larger work
cutting down to the desired size or shape a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
clipping (verb) extract (verb)
extract by the process of distillation
take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
calculate the root of a number
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
separate (a metal) from an ore
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
get despite difficulties or obstacles
Difference between clipping and extract

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