excerpt meaning

UK /ˈɛksɜːpt/ US /ˈɛksɚpt/ 2 syllables

excerpt (noun): a passage selected from a larger work.

excerpt has 2 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.

excerpt as a noun

  1. a passage selected from a larger work
    • he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings

    Synonyms: excerption, extract, selection

    Type of: passage

    Kinds: chrestomathy, Haftorah, analects, clipping, cut, quotation

excerpt as a verb

  1. take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

    Synonyms: extract, take out

    Type of: choose

How to pronounce excerpt

excerpt is pronounced /ˈɛksɜːpt/ in British English and /ˈɛksɚpt/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 18 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with EX · words ending in PT · 7-letter words

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