Excerpt Meaning
/ˈɛɡzɜː(p)t/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA clip, snippet, passage or extract from a larger work such as a news article, a film, or a literary composition.
verbTo select or copy sample material (excerpts) from a work.
Sentence Examples
The students have to analyze an excerpt from the book.
I was planning to include an excerpt from The Chronicles of Narnia.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The journalist quoted a brief ____ from the author's unpublished novel.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The newspaper published a short ____ from the author's upcoming novel in its Sunday edition.
Word Origin & History
From Latin excerptus, past participle of excerpere (“to pick out”), from ex (“out”) + carpere (“to pick, pluck”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"out of which we have excerpted the following remarkable particulars"
— 1655, Thomas Fuller, The History of Waltham Abbey:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The journalist quoted a brief ____ from the author's unpublished novel.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The newspaper published a short ____ from the author's upcoming novel in its Sunday edition.