excerpt
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/ekˈsɜːrpt/
🇬🇧
/ekˈsɜːpt/
verb
R
to take a short part from something longer
She excerpted a paragraph from the book for her report.
noun
R
a short part taken from something longer
This excerpt shows the main idea of the story.
translation
to take a short part from something longer
a short part taken from something longer
Word Forms
3rd Present
excerpts
Past
excerpted
Perfect
excerpted
Progressive
excerpting
Plural
excerpta