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excerpt

[ noun ek-surpt; verb ik-surpt, ek-surpt ]

noun

  1. a passage or quotation taken or selected from a book, document, film, or the like; extract.

    Synonyms: , , ,



verb (used with object)

  1. to take or select (a passage) from a book, film, or the like; extract.
  2. to take or select passages from (a book, film, or the like); abridge by choosing representative sections.

excerpt

noun

  1. a part or passage taken from a book, speech, play, etc, and considered on its own; extract
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to take (a part or passage) from a book, speech, play, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈپ, adjective
  • ˈپDz, noun
  • ˈٴǰ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·İ ·tǰ noun
  • ·i· adjective
  • ·tDz noun
  • ܲe·Ļ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of excerpt1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin excerptus “picked out,” past participle of excerpere “to pick out, pluck out,” from ex- ex- 1 + -cerpere, combining form of carpere “to pluck”
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of excerpt1

C17: from Latin excerptum, literally: (something) picked out, from excerpere to select, from carpere to pluck
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Example Sentences

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After holding back some excerpts of the chat in an earlier piece, he decided on Wednesday to publish almost the entire exchange after senior officials insisted there was no classified information shared in the group.

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In his address to Congress, Trump said he received an "important letter" from Zelensky on Tuesday, before reading what he said were excerpts from it.

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He flinched when excerpts of his diary were read out, and averted his eyes as indecent photographs he took of his nieces were shown.

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Dedicated golf fans will be aware their expertise runs far deeper than what they reveal in their basic excerpts.

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The next day, police found excerpts of an al-Qaeda training manual on one of the attacker's computers.

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