excerpt

Meanings

• Noun

  A selected part of a larger work, especially a literary work.

  - "The excerpt from 'To Kill a Mockingbird' where Scout learns about empathy."
  - "In her speech, the politician read an emotional excerpt from a victim's letter."

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Pronunciation

1. /ɛkˈsɜ(ɹ)(p)t/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7466063"

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with excerpt
cept , kept , swept , wept

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Variants

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excerpt , excerpts , excerpted , excerpter , excerpters , excerpting , excerption , excerptions , excerptor , excerptors

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Etymology

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From the Latin excerptus, past participle of excerpere, meaning 'to cut out'.

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Trivia

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1. An excerpt from Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' is the most commonly quoted passage in English literature.

2. The term 'excerpt' is often used interchangeably with 'quotation' or 'extract'.

3. Excerpts can be found in various forms, including poetry, prose, music, and art.

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Related Concepts

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1. Quotation: An excerpt from a larger work, often used to emphasize a particular point or idea.

2. Extract: Synonym for excerpt, meaning to take out a part of something.

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Quotes

Quotes by authors and personalities

1. The exemplary figure here is Norman Mailer, whose 1959 {it}Advertisements for Myself{/it} is the height of writerly chutzpah. The book, comprising "excerpts" from his journalism and fiction, descriptions of the agonies he went through to produce them and obsessive reviews of his reviewers, is so shameless it's admirable.

   - Judith Shulevitz,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},17 June 2001

2. Among the "excerpts" and Twitter feeds and author interviews … there was the actor Will Smith praising {it}The Alchemist{/it} as one of his favorite books.

   - Gregory Cowles,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},18 Oct. 2009

3. … I also keep a pad by the side of my bed for writing down great thoughts at night without having to turn on the light. In the morning, these great thoughts sound like "excerpts" from the Dead Sea Scrolls.

   - Bill Cosby,{it}Time Flies{/it},(1987) 1988

4. When his [Thomas Jefferson's] wife Martha died in 1782, he wrapped a lock of her hair with a scrap of paper containing an "excerpt" from the couple's favorite novel, Laurence Sterne's comic masterpiece, {it}Tristram Shandy{/it}, and stashed the token in his desk.

   - Walter Kim,{it}Time{/it},5 July 2004

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Culture

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Excerpts have been used throughout history to highlight important passages in literature, speeches, and other works. They can be used to illustrate a point, provide context, or engage the audience.

How to Memorize "excerpt"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine the scene described in the excerpt. Visualize the characters and their actions.
   - Create mental images of the key details in the excerpt.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the excerpt with a personal experience or emotion.
   - Connect the excerpt to a memorable quote or phrase.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create an acronym using the first letter of each word in the excerpt.
   - Use a rhyme or song to help remember the excerpt.

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