Excerption

Ex`cerp´tion

n.	1.	The act of excerpting or selecting.
	2.	That which is selected or gleaned; an extract. His excerptions out of the Fathers. - Fuller.

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excerption - a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" excerpt, extract, selection passage - a section of text; particularly a section of medium length chrestomathy - a selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language analecta, analects - a collection of excerpts from a literary work clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting, cutting - an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings" track, cut - a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc; "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title track of the album" quotation, quote, citation - a passage or expression that is quoted or cited