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Excerpt Definition & Meaning

excerpt
noun
  1. a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
verb
  1. take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

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Frequently asked questions

What does excerpt mean?
a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
What part of speech is excerpt?
Excerpt is a noun and a verb.
How many definitions does excerpt have?
Excerpt has 2 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).

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