“he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings”
Word Forms
excerpt
verb
take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
extract
verb
take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Auszug
eine Passage, ausgewählt aus einem größeren Werk
🇫🇷French
extrait
un passage choisi dans une œuvre plus vaste
🇪🇸Spanish
extracto
un pasaje seleccionado de una obra más grande
🇮🇹Italian
estratto
un passaggio selezionato da un'opera più ampia
🇳🇱Dutch
uittreksel
een passage geselecteerd uit een groter werk
🇵🇹Portuguese
trecho
uma passagem selecionada de uma obra maior
🇷🇺Russian
отрывок
отрывок, выбранный из более крупного произведения
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अंश
किसी बड़े कार्य से चुना गया एक अंश
🇧🇩Bengali
উদ্ধৃতি
একটি বড় কাজ থেকে নির্বাচিত একটি উত্তরণ
🇮🇳Tamil
மேற்கோள்
ஒரு பெரிய படைப்பிலிருந்து தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு பகுதி
🇮🇳Telugu
సారాంశం
ఒక పెద్ద పని నుండి ఎంపిక చేయబడిన ఒక భాగం
🇮🇳Marathi
उतारा
मोठ्या कामातून निवडलेला उतारा
🇮🇳Gujarati
અવતરણ
મોટા કાર્યમાંથી પસંદ કરેલ માર્ગ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಉದ್ಧರಣ
ಒಂದು ದೊಡ್ಡ ಕೃತಿಯಿಂದ ಆಯ್ದ ಭಾಗ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഉദ്ധരണി
ഒരു വലിയ കൃതിയിൽ നിന്ന് തിരഞ്ഞെടുത്ത ഒരു ഭാഗം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਅੰਸ਼
ਇੱਕ ਵੱਡੇ ਕੰਮ ਤੋਂ ਚੁਣਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਇੱਕ ਰਸਤਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
اقتباس
کسی بڑے کام سے منتخب کردہ راستہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
摘录
选自较大作品中的一段
🇯🇵Japanese
抜粋
大きな作品から選ばれた一節
🇰🇷Korean
발췌
더 큰 작품에서 선택된 구절
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự trích dẫn
một đoạn văn được chọn từ một tác phẩm lớn hơn
🇹🇭Thai
ข้อความที่ตัดตอนมา
ข้อความที่เลือกจากงานใหญ่
🇮🇩Indonesian
kutipan
bagian yang dipilih dari karya yang lebih besar
🇲🇾Malay
petikan
petikan yang dipilih daripada karya yang lebih besar
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الاقتباس
مقطع مختار من عمل أكبر
🇮🇷Persian
استخراج
قطعه ای که از یک اثر بزرگتر انتخاب شده است
🇹🇷Turkish
alıntı
daha büyük bir çalışmadan seçilmiş bir pasaj
🇮🇱Hebrew
חילוץ
קטע שנבחר מתוך יצירה גדולה יותר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'excerption'?
The primary meaning of 'excerption' is 'a passage selected from a larger work'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'excerption' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'excerption' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'excerption' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'excerption' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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