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   Ex·cerpt

   noun

   • 1. a short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing: "she read out excerpts from an article in the Times"

   verb

   • 1. take (a short extract) from a text: "the notes are excerpted from his forthcoming biography"
   • ▪ take an excerpt or excerpts from (a text): "a book excerpted in this week's"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (as a verb): from Latin excerpt- ‘plucked out’, from the verb excerpere, from ex- ‘out of’ + carpere ‘to pluck’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. excerptible adjective
   • 2. excerption noun

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   Learn the meaning of excerpt as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, examples, and word history. An excerpt is a passage taken from a longer work, such as a book or a musical composition.

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   What is the definition of "excerpt?"

   • An extract; a passage selected or copied from a book or record. To select; to extract; to cite; to quote. Is Excerpt a Scrabble Word? is excerpt a Words With Friends word?

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   How do you use excerpt in a sentence?

   • (transitive) To select or copy sample material (excerpts) from a work. A portion of a book or document, incorporated distinctly in another work; a citation; a quotation. ‘I used an extract of Hemingway's book to demonstrate culture shock.’; To select; to extract; to cite; to quote. ‘Out of which we have excerpted the following particulars.’;

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   How do you use excerpts?

   • First, a writer can use an excerpt to support what they feel or think about a subject. More specifically, a writer may incorporate an excerpt to: Strengthen their argument by incorporating the language of an authoritative writer. Argue against another writer's position on a topic and clarify the strengths of their own position.

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   Excerpt definition: a passage or quotation taken or selected from a book, document, film, or the like; extract.. See examples of EXCERPT used in a sentence.

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   Instead of sharing all 147 lines of your favorite poem in class, you might want to read an excerpt, that is, just a part of the verses, so no one dozes off.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEXCERPT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   An excerpt is a short piece of writing or music taken from a larger one. Learn how to use the word as a noun or a verb, and see synonyms and examples from various sources.

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9. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › excerptEXCERPT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   An excerpt is a short piece from a book, film, piece of music, etc. Learn how to say excerpt in different languages and see examples of its usage.

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    An excerpt is a short piece of writing, music, film, etc. taken from a longer whole. Learn how to use the word as a noun and a verb, and see pronunciation and synonyms.