Excerpt Meaning and Definition


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What is the definition Excerpt? What is its meaning in the dictionary? Example sentences, Words starting with Excerpt, Related sentences, Derivations, Synonyms, Words ending with Excerpt, How to pronounce? Antonyms and more...

Excerpt meaning

Word: Excerpt

How to pronounce: ˈeksɜːpt

Noun

Definitions:

1. A short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing.

Example sentences: "She read out excerpts from an article in the Times"

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Take (a short extract) from a text.

Example sentences: "The notes are excerpted from his forthcoming biography"


Synonyms:

extract

quote

fragment

selection

snippet

passage

time of exposure


Derivations:

excerpting

excerption

excerpted


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Excerpt in Other Languages...

Spanish: Extracto

German: Ausschnitt

French: Extrait

Italian: Estratto

Turkish: Alıntı


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