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ex⋅cerpt
[n. ek-surpt; v. ik-surpt, ek-surpt] 
–noun
| 1. | a passage or quotation taken or selected from a book, document, film, or the like; extract. |
–verb (used with object)
| 2. | to take or select (a passage) from a book, film, or the like; extract. |
| 3. | to take or select passages from (a book, film, or the like); abridge by choosing representative sections. |
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L excerptus (ptp. of excerpere to pick out, pluck out), equiv. to ex- ex- 1 + -cerp- (comb. form of carpere to pluck) + -tus ptp. suffix
1375–1425; late ME < L excerptus (ptp. of excerpere to pick out, pluck out), equiv. to ex- ex- 1 + -cerp- (comb. form of carpere to pluck) + -tus ptp. suffix
Related forms:
ex⋅cerpt⋅er, ex⋅cerp⋅tor, noun
ex⋅cerpt⋅i⋅ble, adjective
ex⋅cerp⋅tion, noun
Synonyms:
1. selection, portion, section, part.
1. selection, portion, section, part.
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| ex·cerpt (ěk'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. (ĭk-sûrpt') ex·cerpt·ed, ex·cerpt·ing, ex·cerpts
[From Middle English, excerpted, from Latin excerptus, past participle of excerpere, to pick out : ex-, ex- + carpere, to pluck; see kerp- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Excerpt
Ex*cerpt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Excerpted; p. pr. & vb. n. Excerpting.] [From L. excerptus, p. p. See Excerp.] To select; to extract; to cite; to quote. Out of which we have excerpted the following particulars. --Fuller.Excerpt
Ex*cerp"t\ (277), n. An extract; a passage selected or copied from a book or record.
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Language Translation for : excerpt
Spanish:
extracto,
German:
der Auszug,
Japanese:
抜すい
excerpt (v.)
1432, from L. excerptus, pp. of excerpere "pluck out, excerpt," from ex- "out" + carpere "pluck, gather," from PIE *kerp- "to gather, pluck, harvest" (see harvest).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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