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sound bite

/ˈsaʊndbaɪt/ · noun

Meaning

  1. An extract from a speech or interview used as edited into a news or other broadcast; an interview clip, especially seen as particularly expressive or pithy.
  2. A one-liner deliberately produced for this purpose; a statement specifically intended to be punchy and memorable.
  3. A small section of recorded sound

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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