katkelma — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cutting noun A piece cut from a plant — a stem, leaf, or root — used to grow a new plant.
- excerpt noun A short passage taken from a longer book, film, speech or piece of music and presented on its own.
- extract verb To pull or draw something out, often with effort or force.
- snatch verb To grab something suddenly and quickly.
Senses
katkelma is used for these senses in English:
- cutting (countable) An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.
- extract Something that is extracted or drawn out.
- extract A portion of a book or document, incorporated distinctly in another work; a citation; a quotation.
- extract A draft or copy of writing; a certified copy of the proceedings in an action and the judgment therein, with an order for execution.
- snatch A piece of some sound, usually music or conversation.
cutting — full definition
- noun A piece cut from a plant — a stem, leaf, or root — used to grow a new plant.
- noun A clipping cut from a newspaper or other printed text.
- noun A channel dug through higher ground at a lower level than the surrounding land, for a road, railway, or canal to pass through.
- adj Sharp or piercing, especially of remarks or criticism.
excerpt — full definition
- noun A short passage taken from a longer book, film, speech or piece of music and presented on its own.
- verb To take a passage out of a longer work in order to quote or publish it separately.