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Definition of Excerption
1. Noun. A passage selected from a larger work. "He presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
Generic synonyms: Passage
Specialized synonyms: Chrestomathy, Analecta, Analects, Clipping, Cutting, Newspaper Clipping, Press Clipping, Press Cutting, Cut, Track, Citation, Quotation, Quote
Specialized synonyms: Haftarah, Haftorah, Haphtarah, Haphtorah
Derivative terms: Excerpt, Extract
Definition of Excerption
1. n. The act of excerpting or selecting.
Definition of Excerption
1. Noun. The act of excerpting or selecting. ¹
2. Noun. That which is selected or gleaned; an extract. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Excerption
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Excerption
Literary usage of Excerption
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Tea-table Talk, Ennobled Actresses, and Other Miscellanies by Mathews (Anne Jackson) (1857)
"W. and Co.," in announcing " An extraordinary excerption of foreign articles,
consisting of a beautiful compilation of rich silks, gold watches, umbrellas, ..."
2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"1. citation, selection, excerpt, extract, excerption (rare); spec. cutting,
clipping, analect, tag, text, epigraph; see COMMONPLACE. i. ..."
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