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| 1. | [ verb ] take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy | |
| Synonyms: | take_out extract | |
| Related terms: | choose | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (fine art,writing) a passage selected from a larger work | |
| Synonyms: | selection extract | |
| Examples: | "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" |
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| Related terms: | passage cut quotation clipping haftarah analects | |
