excerption

noun

ex·​cerp·​tion ekˈs|ərpshən 

ikˈs|, 

|ə̄p-, 

|əip- sometimes egˈz- or igˈz-

plural -s

1

archaic : extract

2

: an act or process of excerpting especially in the selection of material for an abridgment

Word History

Etymology

Latin excerption-, excerptio, from excerptus + -ion-, -io -ion

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