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excerpt

2 entries found.



Main Entry:
1ex·cerpt Listen to the pronunciation of 1excerpt Listen to the pronunciation of 1excerpt
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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