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EXCERPT

a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract

The meaning of the word excerpt is a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract.

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WordMeaning
repealto rescind or annul by authoritative act
vyingcontending; to strive for superiority
daisa raised platform (as in a hall or large room)
veritythe quality or state of being true or real
ramshackleappearing ready to collapse : rickety
expropriateto deprive of possession or proprietary rights
dieto pass from physical life : expire
pervasiveexisting in or spreading through every part of something
mountebanka person who sells quack medicines from a platform
masticateto grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew