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excerpt - Dictionary definition and meaning for excerpt

EXCERPT

  • (noun) a passage selected from a larger work

    "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"

    synonyms : excerption , extract , selection

  • (verb) take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

    synonyms : extract , take out

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Mnemonics for excerpt

  • (Tag: ENG) ex+cer+pt= extract certain part (or passage)

    added by vinaynitrkl    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: Global) think of an expert who can select Passages from a larger piece of work.

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  • (Tag: ) excerpt sounds like except...except is without or selected so excerpt is selected

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  • (Tag: ) ExerPT..split it as Exercise in a PPT.. So u generally put only SELECTED PASSAGE from longer works into a PPT

    added by jammy4u    editEdit Mnemonic

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