excerpting

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of extracting or selecting a part from a larger text or body of information.

  - "The editor carefully excerpted the most important passages from the lengthy report."
  - "Can you excerpt the relevant information from this article for me?"

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Variants

List of all variants of excerpting that leads to same result
excerpt , excerpted , excerpter , excerpters , excerpting , excerption , excerptions , excerptor , excerptors , excerpts

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Etymology

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Derived from the Latin word 'excerptus', meaning 'extracted'.

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that the first known use of the word 'excerpt' dates back to the 15th century?

2. Excerpting is not only used for text, but also for music and art.

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Related Concepts

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1. Quotation: A quotation is a specific type of excerpt that is taken directly from a source and attributed to the original author.

2. Paraphrase: A paraphrase is a restatement of an original idea or text in different words, often used to clarify or simplify the meaning.

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Quotes

Quotes by authors and personalities

1. The fiction that the magazine does publish is too often "excerpted" from novels or imminently forthcoming collections, making the magazine seem more a flack for publishers than a site of editorial strength and vision.

   - Vince Passaro,{it}Harper's{/it},August 1999

2. How quickly does the Net move? Last Friday journalist Michael Colton posted an elaborate Web parody of the forthcoming magazine {it}Talk{/it}, which is owned by Miramax and helmed by former {it}New Yorker{/it} editor Tina Brown. Within hours, the site's URL had ricocheted about in countless e-mails, and the Drudge Report had "excerpted" the text.

   - {it}Newsweek{/it},26 July 1999

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Culture

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Excerpting has been used extensively in various fields such as education, research, journalism, and literature. In education, students are often asked to excerpt key information from texts for comprehension and analysis. In research, scholars use excerpting to identify and analyze specific data or findings. In journalism, excerpts from interviews or speeches are commonly used to illustrate a point or tell a story. In literature, excerpts from classic works are often used to introduce new readers to the author's style or themes.

How to Memorize "excerpting"

1. visualize
   

   - To memorize the meaning of excerpting, visualize the process of extracting or selecting a part from a larger whole.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'excerpting' with the idea of extracting or selecting key information from a larger text.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Extract Information Carefully' to remember the meaning of excerpting.

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