English > excerpt: 2 senses > noun 1, communication| Meaning | A passage selected from a larger / larger work. |
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| Example | "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" |
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| Synonyms | excerption, extract, selection |
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| Instances | Haftorah, Haftarah, Haphtorah, Haphtarah | A short / short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah |
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| Narrower | analects, analecta | A collection of excerpts from a literary work |
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| chrestomathy | A selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language |
| clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, cutting, press cutting | An excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine |
| cut, track | A distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc |
| quotation, quote, citation | A passage or expression that is quoted or cited / cited |
| Broader | passage | A section of text |
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| Spanish | extracto, fragmento, pasaje |
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| Catalan | fragment, passatge |
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| Verbs | excerpt | take out of a literary work in order to cite / cite or copy |
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