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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
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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ex·cerpt·i·ble [ ik súrptəb'l ] adjectiveex·cerp·tion [ ik súrpsh'n ] nounex·cerp·tor [ ik súrptər ] noun
