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excerpt

ex·cerpt

UK/ˈɛɡzɜː(p)t/ US/ɛɡˈzɜː(p)t/ uncommon
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

a passage selected from a larger work

  • “he presented excerpts from William James”
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verb

1.

take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

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Origin

From Latin excerptus, past participle of excerpere (“to pick out”), from ex (“out”) + carpere (“to pick, pluck”).

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