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Definitions of extract
  1. noun
    a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
    synonyms: aftreksel, infuus, treksel
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    type of:
    oplossing, reddingsmiddel
    a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
  2. noun
    a passage selected from a larger work
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    types:
    knipsel, kranteknipsel
    an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
    epigraaf
    a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing
    type of:
    passage
    a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
  3. noun
    a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
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