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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
censoriousmarked by or given to censure (see censure
constraintthe act of constraining
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order
lanceta sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions
cronea cruel or ugly old woman
resolveto deal with successfully : clear up
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
misgivingsa feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
relevanthaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand