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ex·cerpt
(ĕk′sûrpt′)n.
A passage or segment taken from a longer work, such as a literary or musical composition, a document, or a film.
tr.v. (ĭk-sûrpt′) ex·cerpt·ed, ex·cerpt·ing, ex·cerpts
1. To select or use (a passage or segment from a longer work).
2. To select or use material from (a longer work).
[From Middle English, excerpted, from Latin excerptus, past participle of excerpere, to pick out : ex-, ex- + carpere, to pluck; see kerp- in Indo-European roots.]
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excerpt
n
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a part or passage taken from a book, speech, play, etc, and considered on its own; extract
vb
(tr) to take (a part or passage) from a book, speech, play, etc
[C17: from Latin excerptum, literally: (something) picked out, from excerpere to select, from carpere to pluck]
exˈcerptible adj
exˈcerption n
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ex•cerpt
(n. ˈɛk sɜrpt; v. ɪkˈsɜrpt, ˈɛk sɜrpt)n.
1. a passage or quotation taken or selected from a book, document, film, or the like; extract.
v.t. 2. to take or select (a passage) from a book, film, or the like; extract.
3. to take or select passages from (a book, film, or the like); abridge by choosing representative sections.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin excerptus, past participle of excerpere to pick out]
ex•cerpt′er, ex•cerp′tor, n.
ex•cerpt′i•ble, adj.
ex•cerp′tion, n.
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excerpt
Past participle: excerpted
Gerund: excerpting
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| Noun | 1. | excerpt - a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" passage - a section of text; particularly a section of medium length chrestomathy - a selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting, cutting - an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings" |
| Verb | 1. | excerpt - take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy |
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excerpt
noun
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Translations
مُقْتَطَف، نُبْذَه
uddrag
szemelvény
útdráttur, ágrip
ištrauka
fragmentsizvilkums
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excerpt
(ˈeksəːpt) noun a part taken from a book etc. I heard an excerpt from his latest novel on the radio.
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