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Sound Bite

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Noun

1. sound bite

a very short speech; usually on radio or television

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sound Bite

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noun
a short pithy sentence or phrase extracted from a longer speech for use on radio or television

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Sound Bite

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a brief, quotable remark, or excerpt from a speech, made as by a politician and suitable for use on TV or radio newscasts
often a dismissive term implying superficiality

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Sound Bite

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n.
1. A short audio or video clip taken from a speech or press conference and broadcast especially during a news report: "The box has been spitting forth maddening nine-second sound bites" (Mary McGrory).
2. A short, catchy statement resembling those quoted or replayed by reporters.

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