excerpt
18 points
English
7 letters
Not in frequency data
Valid in: US and UK dictionaries
Definitions
noun
a passage selected from a larger work
verb
take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Pronunciation
/ˈɛksɝːpt/ · 2 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Word forms
plural excerpts
Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.
Synonyms
a passage selected from a larger work
Synonyms grouped by meaning — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).
Crossword clues
- “a passage selected from a larger work” wn-def
- “An extract; a passage selected or copied from a book or record.” web-def
- “Another word for excerption” gen-syn
- “take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy” wn-def
- “To select; to extract; to cite; to quote. Out of which we have excerpted the following particulars. Fuller.” web-def
Anagrams
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