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extract

n. countable
B2 Upper Intermediate Oxford US //ˈɛkˌstɹækt// ex·tract Academic Archaic General-service

n. a small part of a longer book, speech, or piece of music. It can also mean a concentrated substance taken from a plant or food, like vanilla used for baking.

n. a short passage taken from a literary, musical, or academic work; alternatively, a concentrated substance obtained through chemical or mechanical separation. Often used to provide evidence in academic writing or as a flavoring in culinary contexts.


SIMPLE

The teacher read a short extract from the novel.

CONTEXTUAL

The recipe requires two teaspoons of pure almond extract to achieve the desired flavor profile.

COMPLEX

Students were asked to analyze a brief extract from the primary source to identify the author's underlying rhetorical strategies and potential biases.

Synonyms
Origin

Borrowed from Latin extractum, neuter perfect passive participle of extrahō, from ex- (“out of”) + trahō (“to drag”).

Usage

When referring to a passage of text, it is often followed by the preposition 'from'.

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