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excerp

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ex-cerp
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To pick out.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin excerpere, excerptum, from ex (“out”) + carpere (“to pick, gather”). See harvest and compare scarce (adjective).

Usage

Inflected Forms

excerps (present, singular) excerping (participle, present) excerped (participle, past) excerped (past)

Questions

What does excerp mean?
To pick out.
Where does excerp come from?
From Latin excerpere, excerptum, from ex (“out”) + carpere (“to pick, gather”). See harvest and compare scarce (adjective).

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