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excerpted

 

Definitions from WordNet

Verb excerpt has 1 sense
  1. excerpt, extract, take out - take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
    --1 is one way to choose, take, select, pick out
    Derived form: noun excerpt1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s something PP

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Term: excerpted

Part of speech: Verb

Sense: To select and take out a portion of a text or piece of music to be used or presented separately.

Usage: The author excerpted a section from her book to use it in a magazine article.

Sample sentence: The director excerpted the most intense scene from the movie for the trailer.

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Part of speech: Adjective

Sense: Pertaining to or consisting of an extract or selection from a larger work.

Usage: The book includes an excerpted chapter from the author's previous novel.

Sample sentence: I found the excerpted passages to be the most captivating part of the anthology.

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Part of speech: Adverb

Sense: In a manner that involves selecting and extracting a part of a text or piece of music.

Usage: The song was performed excerpted, highlighting the vocal harmony.

Sample sentence: The article was excerpted from a longer essay written by the same author.

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