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excerpt
noun
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Divide excerpt into syllables:

ex · cerpt

How to pronounce excerpt:

Definition of excerpt:

excerpt (noun):
a passage selected from a larger work.
a passage taken from a book, speech, etc.
a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied extract

Synonyms for excerpt:

analecta
chrestomathy
citation
clip
clipping
cut
cutting
excerption
extract
fragment
newspaper clipping
part
passage
pericope
piece
portion
press clipping
press cutting
quotation
quote
sample
section
selection
snippet
track

Antonyms for excerpt:

denial
entireness
entirety
glob
idleness
inaction
insert
lot
refusal
total
totality
veto
wait
whole

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