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excerpt

noun (n)

  • a passage selected from a larger work(noun.communication)
    Example:
    He presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings.
    Synonym:
    excerption, extract, selection
    source: wordnet30
  • An extract; a passage selected or copied from a book or record.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    extract, take out
    source: wordnet30
  • To select; to extract; to cite; to quote.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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