Extract and Excerpt

Extract

Extract noun - A part taken from a longer work.
Usage example: the anthology includes a long extract from the epic poem

Excerpt is a synonym for extract in passage topic. In some cases you can use "Excerpt" instead the word "Extract" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like selection, select a quotation, something condensed from whole. popular alternative

Excerpt

Excerpt noun - A part taken from a longer work.
Usage example: he'll read an excerpt from the novel at the book signing
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Synonyms for Excerpt

Extract is a synonym for excerpt in selection topic. You can use "Extract" instead the word "Excerpt" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as citation, take a part from a whole. popular alternative

Nearby Words: excerpted, excerpting, excerption

How words are described

short short extract short excerpt
small small extract small excerpt
actual actual extract actual excerpt
instrumental instrumental extract instrumental excerpt
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