extrait

Definitions of extrait
  1. noun
    a passage selected from a larger work
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    types:
    coupure, coupure de journal
    an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
    type of:
    passage
    a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
  2. noun
    any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted
    synonyms: essence
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