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excerpts
We have found lemma(root) word of excerpts : excerpt.
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[ˈɛksəːpt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing
(e.g: she read out excerpts from an article in the Times)
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Origin
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mid 16th century (as a verb): from Latin excerpt- ‘plucked out’, from the verb excerpere, from ex- ‘out of’ + carpere ‘to pluck’
[ɛkˈsəːpt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- take (a short extract) from a text
(e.g: the notes are excerpted from his forthcoming biography)
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Origin
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mid 16th century (as a verb): from Latin excerpt- ‘plucked out’, from the verb excerpere, from ex- ‘out of’ + carpere ‘to pluck’
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