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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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effectiveproducing a decided, decisive, or desired effect
flagany of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as
anomalousinconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular
prongfork
quirkan abrupt twist or curve
queuea braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head
auspiciousshowing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious
peddleto travel about with wares for sale
galleona heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted