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excerpt

1. ex.cerpt \ek-'s*rpt, eg-'z*rpt, 'ek-., 'eg-.\ \ek-'s*rp-sh*n, eg-'z*rp-\ 
   vt [L excerptus, pp. of excerpere, fr. ex- + carpere to ga]ther, pluck : to 
   select for quoting : EXTRACT  - ex.cerp.tion n
2. ex.cerpt \'ek-.s*rpt, 'eg-.z*rpt\ n : a passage selected or copied : 
   EXTRACT