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Definitions for excerption
ex·cerp·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
excerpt, excerption, extract, selectionnoun
a passage selected from a larger work
"he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
Wiktionary
excerptionnoun
The act of excerpting or selecting.
excerptionnoun
That which is selected or gleaned; an extract.
His excerptions out of the Fathers. uE000656574uE001 Fuller.
Etymology: excerptio.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Excerptionnoun
Etymology: excerptio, Latin.
Times have consumed his works, saving some few excerptions. Walter Raleigh.
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excerption
Excerption is the act or process of selecting, taking out, or extracting parts from a larger body of work, such as a text or document, in order to highlight or reference them. It can also refer to the collection of these selected pieces or excerpts.
Webster Dictionary
Excerptionnoun
the act of excerpting or selecting
Excerptionnoun
that which is selected or gleaned; an extract
Etymology: [L. excerptio.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of excerption in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of excerption in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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