excerpt

ˈɛksərpt

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Definition of excerpt - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

short passageshort part taken from a larger work

The teacher read an excerpt from the novel.

extract

fragment

passage

musicpiece of music taken from a longer composition

The orchestra played an excerpt from the symphony.

passage

segment

selection

Verb

tr.

writing

take a short part from a text

She will excerpt a paragraph from the article.

extract

quote

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Origin of excerpt

Latin, excerptus (selected)

Terms with excerpt included in their meaning

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clipping

media excerpt

article or image cut from a publication

press clipping

media

excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine

pull quote

graphic design

excerpt highlighted to draw attention in a document

offprint

excerpt

reprint an excerpt from a larger work

Examples of excerpt in a sentence

The anthology includes an excerpt from each author's work.
The pianist performed an excerpt at the concert.
We listened to an excerpt during the music class.
The editor will excerpt lines for the summary.
They excerpt passages for the study guide.

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French:extrait, extraire, ...
German:Auszug, exzerpieren, ...
Italian:estratto, estrarre, ...
Spanish:extracto, extraer, ...
Portuguese:excerto, extrair, ...
Chinese:摘录, 选录, ...
Japanese:抜粋, 抜粋する, ...
Arabic:مُقْتَطَف, اِقْتَبَسَ, ...
Hebrew:קְטָע, לְצַטֵּט, ...
Russian:отрывок, выделить, ...
Ukrainian:уривок, виписувати, ...
Hindi:अंश, अंश निकालना, ...
Bengali:উদ্ধৃতাংশ, নেওয়া, ...
Catalan:fragment, extreure, ...
Czech:úryvek, vyjmout, ...
Danish:uddrag, udtage, ...
Dutch:fragment, excerpten, ...
Greek:απόσπασμα, αποσπώ, ...
Hungarian:részlet, kiemelni, ...
Khmer:សម្រង់, ស្រង់យក, ...
Korean:발췌문, 발췌하다, ...
Persian:گزیده, برداشت, ...
Polish:fragment, wybierać fragment, ...
Portuguese (BR):trecho, extrair, ...
Romanian:fragment, a extrage, ...
Swedish:utdrag, ta ut ett stycke, ...
Thai:ตัดตอน, คัด, ...
Turkish:alıntı, alıntılamak, ...
Vietnamese:đoạn trích, trích, ...

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