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excerpt vs pick out

pick out vs excerpt

excerpt is a noun but pick out is not a noun.

excerpt and pick out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
excerpt Yes No Yes No
pick out No No Yes No
As verbs, pick out is a hypernym of excerpt; that is, pick out is a word with a broader meaning than excerpt:
  • excerpt: take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
  • pick out: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
Other hypernyms of excerpt include choose, select, take.
excerpt (noun) pick out (noun)
a passage selected from a larger work
excerpt (verb) pick out (verb)
take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
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Difference between excerpt and pick out

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