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Excerption
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noun
Excerption
n.
1.
The act of excerpting or selecting. (R.)
2.
That which is selected or gleaned; an extract. (R.)
"His excerptions out of the Fathers."
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N. choice, option; discretion &c (volition) 600; preoption^; alternative; dilemma, embarras de choix [Fr.]; adoption, cooptation^; novation^; decision &c (judgment) 480. election; political election (politics) 737.1. selection,
excerption
, gleaning, eclecticism; excerpta^, gleanings, cuttings, scissors and paste; pick &c (best) 650. preference, prelation^, opinion poll, survey; predilection &c (desire) 865. V. offers one's choice, set
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— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget
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