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pericope

[puh-rik-uh-pee]

noun, plural -pes, -pae

[-pee] .

a selection or extract from a book.

lection (def. 2).

Origin:
1650–60; < Late Latin pericopē section < Greek perikopḗ a cutting, equivalent to peri- peri- + kopḗ a cutting

Related forms

pe·ric·o·pal, per·i·cop·ic

[per-i-kop-ik] , adjective

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pericope (pəˈrɪkəpɪ)

—n
	a selection from a book, esp a passage from the Bible read at religious services

[C17: via Late Latin from Greek perikopē piece cut out, from peri- + kopē a cutting]

pericopic

—*adj*

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