different between excerpt vs analects

English

Etymology

From Latin excerptus, past participle of excerpere (“to pick out”), from ex (“out”) + carpere (“to pick, pluck”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???z?(?)(p)t/, /???z?(?)(p)t/, /?k?s?(?)(p)t/, /??ks?(?)(p)t/

Noun

excerpt (plural excerpts)

1. A clip, snippet, passage or extract from a larger work such as a news article, a film, or a literary composition.

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Verb

excerpt (third-person singular simple present excerpts, present participle excerpting, simple past and past participle excerpted)

1. (transitive) To select or copy sample material (excerpts) from a work.
   • 1655, Thomas Fuller, The History of Waltham Abbey

     out of which we have excerpted the following remarkable particulars

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Further reading

• excerpt in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• excerpt in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

1658, from Ancient Greek ???????? (análekta, “things chosen”), from ???- (ana-, “up”) + ???? (lég?, “I gather”). Compare lecture.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?æ.n??l?k(t)s]

Noun

analects pl (plural only)

1. A collection of excerpts or quotes.

Usage notes

Typically in reference or comparison to the Analects of Confucius, based on James Legge's use of the term in his influential translation.

Synonyms

• analecta

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References

Further reading

• analects on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

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