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Meanings of excerpt in English

Portuguese
passagem
Catalan
fragment
Spanish
pasaje

A passage selected from a larger work.

        passagem
        Russian
        выдержка
        Catalan
        extracte

        An extract from a larger audiovisual or literary work.

              Related terms
              выдержка
              Portuguese
              extrair
              Spanish
              sacar

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

                    extrair
                    Usage of excerpt in English
                    1
                    This book contains an excerpt from the forthcoming book Frankenstein: Lost Souls.
                    Relentless
                    2
                    In this scene, an excerpt from an extraordinary five minute long take.
                    The new yorker
                    3
                    This excerpt she hardly looked at; but the following she studied carefully:
                    Dark Hollow
                    4
                    An excerpt from the new book Once Upon a Time in Shaolin.
                    Wired
                    5
                    The following configuration file excerpt illustrates the method for enabling dynamic updates:
                    Essential system administration, 3rd edition
                    6
                    Here is an excerpt of his translation from Norwegian to English: 12.
                    Rock and Ice Magazine
                    7
                    This is an excerpt from the September 2017 issue of EBONY magazine.
                    Ebony
                    8
                    Here's an excerpt: How do kissing styles vary from culture to culture?
                    Wired
                    9
                    Read an edited excerpt of the interview below: What's your role there?
                    Radio NZ
                    10
                    We have opted to use affiliate links in our book excerpt articles.
                    Rock and Ice Magazine
                    11
                    EBONY.com has been given permission to run an excerpt from their interview.
                    Ebony
                    12
                    The following is an excerpt from Climbing Out of Bed, available now.
                    Climbing Magazine
                    13
                    Or, Joyce's excerpt that she just read, the last paragraph of that.
                    The new yorker
                    14
                    And I'm just gonna read an excerpt and ask you to elaborate.
                    The new yorker
                    15
                    This is an excerpt from his testimony before the Senate investigating committee:
                    Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters
                    16
                    This is an excerpt - you can watch the whole discussion here.
                    BBC
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                    Translations for excerpt
                    Excerpt through the time
                    Excerpt across language varieties
                    New Zealand
                    Common
                    United States of America
                    Less common
                    United Kingdom
                    Rare