What (who) is excerpt - definition
excerpt
AN EXTRACT FROM A LARGER AUDIOVISUAL OR LITERARY WORK
I. n.
Extract, quotation, citation, selected passage.
II. v. a.
Extract, select, cite, quote, take.
excerpt
AN EXTRACT FROM A LARGER AUDIOVISUAL OR LITERARY WORK
(excerpts)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
An excerpt is a short piece of writing or music which is taken from a larger piece.
...an excerpt from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker.
= extract
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Pronunciation examples for excerpt
1. This is an excerpt.
Exploding Pianist Laptop Orchestra _ Kathleen Supove _ Talks at Google
2. OK, the next excerpt--
Talk to Me _ James Vlahos _ Talks at Google
3. The excerpt was excellent.
Success Through Diversity - Why The Most Inclusive Companies Will Win _ Carol Fulp _ Talks at Google
4. excerpt from that sermon.
Far From the Tree _ Andrew Solomon _ Talks at Google
5. or an excerpt from it
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Examples of use of excerpt
1. Don‘t Miss ‘The Nine‘: Excerpt One ‘The Nine:‘ Excerpt Two ‘The Nine‘: Excerpt Three ‘The Nine‘: Excerpt Four In the early days of the Republic, when regional conflict predominated, that tension could be seen on the court.
2. Following is an excerpt from the August 4 State Department briefing dealing with Sudan÷ (begin excerpt) [U.S.
3. Don‘t Miss Jeffrey Toobin bio ‘The Nine‘: Excerpt One ‘The Nine‘: Excerpt Two ‘The Nine‘: Excerpt Three At the conference, only three justices supported the Texas law –– Rehnquist, Scalia and Clarence Thomas.
4. Following is an excerpt of the August 4 State Department briefing that deals with the situation in Mauritania÷ (begin excerpt) [U.S.
5. For access to the complete press release÷ http÷//www.usda.gov/2005/08/0336.xml (end excerpt) (begin excerpt) Johanns Announces Key Component of Animal I.D.