What is "excerpt" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "excerpt": a passage selected from a larger work

Noun

Pronunciation in US: /ɛkˈsɜɹpt/

Pronunciation in UK: /ˈɛɡzɜːt/

Meaning of "excerpt": take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

Verb

Pronunciation in US: /ɛkˈsɜɹpt/

Pronunciation in UK: /ˈɛɡzɜːt/

Synonyms:

selection, fragment, passage, portion, piece, extract, quotation, saying, notation, quote, section, note, part, pericope, cull, glean, quote, note, choose, pick, extract, cite, select, pick out, single out,

Antonyms:

refusal, entirety, whole, insert, refuse, reject, insert,