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Main Entry:: ¹ex·cerpt
Pronunciation:: \ek-ˈsərpt, eg-ˈzərpt, ˈek-ˌ, ˈeg-ˌ\
Function:: transitive verb
Etymology:: Latin excerptus, past participle of excerpere, from ex- + carpere to gather, pluck — more at harvest
Date:: 15th century

1 : to select (a passage) for quoting : extract 2 : to take or publish extracts from (as a book)

— ex·cerp·tor or ex·cerpt·er noun

— ex·cerp·tion

Listen to the pronunciation of excerption

\ek-ˈsərp-shən, eg-ˈzərp-\ noun

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