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excerpt
noun
verb
A passage selected from a larger work
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ˈɛɡzɜ(ɹ)(p)t
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noun
A passage selected from a larger work
“He presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings”
verb
Take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
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He presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings
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