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excerpt

ex·cerpt [ ék sùrpt ]

noun (plural ex·cerpts)

Definition:

extracted part: a section or passage taken from a longer work such as a book, movie, musical composition, or document

transitive verb (past and past participle ex·cerpt·ed, present participle ex·cerpt·ing, 3rd person present singular ex·cerpts)

Definition:

take a part from longer work: to select a section or passage from a longer work ( usually passive )

[Mid-16th century. < Latin excerpt-, past participle of excerpere "pluck out" < carpere "pluck"]

ex·cerpt·i·ble [ ik súrptəb'l ] adjective

ex·cerp·tion [ ik súrpsh'n ] noun

ex·cerp·tor [ ik súrptər ] noun

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