excerpt

(ĕk'sûrpt')
n.
A passage or segment taken from a longer work, such as a literary or musical composition, a document, or a film.

tr.v., -cerpt·ed, -cerpt·ing, -cerpts. (ĭk-sûrpt')

1. To select or use (a passage or segment from a longer work).
2. To select or use material from (a longer work).

[From Middle English, excerpted, from Latin excerptus, past participle of excerpere, to pick out : ex-, ex- + carpere, to pluck.]

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n

Definition: citation; something taken from a whole
Antonyms: insert, whole

v

Definition: take a part from a whole
Antonyms: insert

IN BRIEF: A part or selection from written or printed matter.

The famous author read an excerpt from her most notable book.

Tutor's tip: To "accept" means to receive or approve, while "except" means to exclude. An "excerpt" is a short part of something written or filmed.

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• Publishing - excerpt: passage of book reproduced, esp. for review

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Common misspelling(s) of excerpt

• exerpt

Dansk (Danish)
n. - uddrag
v. tr. - tage udsnit af, excerpere

Nederlands (Dutch)
excerpt, geselecteerde passage, passages selecteren/ publiceren

Français (French)
n. - (Littérat, Mus, etc) extrait, passage, morceau
v. tr. - tirer un extrait/une citation de

Deutsch (German)
n. - Exzerpt, Auszug
v. - exzerpieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απόσπασμα (κειμένου)
v. - εκλέγω περικοπή

Italiano (Italian)
estratto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - extrato (m), citação (f)
v. - extrair, selecionar trecho

Русский (Russian)
отрывок, выдержка, цитата

Español (Spanish)
n. - extracto, compendio, resumen
v. tr. - escoger, sacar, citar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - utdrag
v. - excerpera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
摘录, 引用

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 摘錄, 引用
v. tr. - 摘錄, 引用

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 발췌
v. tr. - 발췌하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 抄録, 抜粋, 抜粋曲
v. - 抜粋する, 抜粋を作る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مقتبس, مقتطف (فعل) يقتبس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קטע (מספר, סרט וכד')‬
v. tr. - ‮הוציא קטע(ים) מספר, סרט וכו'‬

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