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Definition excerpt in British English

excerpt verb

[transitive] verb
/ɪkˈsɜː(r)pt/
1

to provide a short piece taken from a book, article, poem, piece of music etc

Example

The following is excerpted from an article by Jonathan Watts, in The Guardian, UK, 18 Jan 2011.

Example

The New York Times, in its review, excerpted a paragraph that caught my attention.

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Definition excerpt in British English