sniplet
sniplet noun: a small snip or piece of something; a snippet.
Noun
sniplet (plural sniplets)
- A small snip or piece of something; a snippet.
- I clip everything apart—which is why notes should never be taken on both sides of the paper—into thousands of little sniplets to be carefully subdivided.1961 April, John Gunther, “An Exercise in Self-education: Writing the "Inside" Books, Part 2”, in Harper's Magazine, volume 222, number 1331, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 74...
- As with the Jewish hymns the text is often made up of sniplets of previous texts and a broad use of images from the Old Testament.1979, James A. Fischer, God Said, Let There Be Woman, New York, N.Y.: Alba House, →ISBN, page 95
Forms of sniplet
| plural | sniplets |
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Origin of sniplet
From snip + -let.
Questions about sniplet
- What does sniplet mean?
- Sniplet means a small snip or piece of something; a snippet.
- What part of speech is sniplet?
- Sniplet is a noun.
- What is the plural of sniplet?
- The plural of sniplet is sniplets.
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