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noun
- 1. a short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing: "she read out excerpts from an article in the Times"
verb
- 1. take (a short extract) from a text: "the notes are excerpted from his forthcoming biography"
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EXCERPT definition: 1. a short part taken from a speech, book, film, etc.: 2. to take a small part from a speech…. Learn more.
The meaning of EXCERPT is a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract. How to use excerpt in a sentence.
An excerpt is a short piece of writing or music which is taken from a larger piece.
EXCERPT meaning: 1. a short part taken from a speech, book, film, etc.: 2. to take a small part from a speech…. Learn more.
What does the noun excerpt mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun excerpt. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
1. a passage or quotation taken or selected from a book, document, film, or the like; extract. v.t. 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.
When the word is used as a verb, excerpt means to take a portion out, usually from a play, book, article, song, or other written work. And the part that is taken out also is called an excerpt, but it is a noun, that is, a thing. An excerpt is something you excerpt, or pluck out, from a larger piece.
EXCERPT definition: a short piece from a book, film, piece of music, etc. Learn more.
Definition of excerpt noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
An excerpt is a short piece of writing or music which is taken from a larger piece.
