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- pronunciation:
- ek
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 rpt
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition: |
a short section taken from a play, film, or written work.
Excerpts from the winning movies were shown at the award ceremony.- synonyms:
- quotation
- similar words:
- passage, selection
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part |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
excerpts, excerpting, excerpted |
| definition: |
to select and use part of a book, a film, or other work.
Every month, the magazine excerpts the first chapter of a new book.- synonyms:
- cite, quote
- similar words:
- select
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| related words: |
cite, quote |
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