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The definition of a snippet is a small piece of something.

(noun)

When you overhear only a small bit of information, this is an example of a snippet of information.

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See snippet in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a small piece, scrap, or portion, specif. of information, of a book, etc.

Origin: dim. of snip

See snippet in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A bit, scrap, or morsel: “sparkling black bass … strewn with snippets of coriander and basil” (Gael Greene).
Informal A small or mischievous person.

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