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Definition of snippet noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

snippet

noun
 
/ˈsnɪpɪt/
 
/ˈsnɪpɪt/
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  1. a small piece of information or news
    • Have you got any interesting snippets for me?
    • a snippet of information
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • brief
    • little
    • small
    verb + snippet
    • catch
    • get
    • hear
    preposition
    • snippet from
    • snippet of
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  2. a short piece of a conversation, piece of music, etc.
    • snippets of dialogue from the TV show
    synonym snatch, extract
    Extra Examples
    • I heard snippets of conversation.
    • vocal snippets in the background of the song
    • The radio programme featured a few snippets from the new album.
    • The article gave a few snippets from her forthcoming memoirs.
    • brief snippets of interviews
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • brief
    • little
    • small
    verb + snippet
    • catch
    • get
    • hear
    preposition
    • snippet from
    • snippet of
    See full entry
See snippet in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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