Excerption
Pronunciation: /ˈɛksɝptˈaɪˌɑn/
Excerption (noun)
- A short part taken from a longer text, used to show or support an idea.
- The act of choosing and copying small parts of a text for later use.
Examples
- The excerption shows the key idea in one sentence.
- She read the excerption aloud to explain the meaning.