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Word: Excerpt
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century (as a verb): from Latin excerpt- ‘plucked out’, from the verb excerpere, from ex- ‘out of’ + carpere ‘to pluck’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɛksəːpt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing
Short Definition:short extract from film, broadcast
Examples:- she read out excerpts from an article in the Times
Word: Excerpt
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪkˈsəːpt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛkˈsəːpt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
take (a short extract) from a text
Short Definition:take short extract from text
Examples:- the notes are excerpted from his forthcoming biography
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