excerpt

1. A passage selected from a larger work (synset 106412153)
   "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
   is a type of: passage - a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
   subtypes:

   • chrestomathy - a selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language
   • analecta, analects - a collection of excerpts from a literary work
   • clipping, cutting, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting - an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
   • cut, track - a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
   • citation, quotation, quote - a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
   specific instances: haftarah, haftorah, haphtarah, haphtorah - a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah
   same as: excerption, extract, selection

1. Take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy (synset 200678940)
   is a type of: choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
   same as: extract, take out

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