extract
B2Academic AWL-7Frequent NGSL-3UK /ˈekstrækt/US /ˈekstrækt/
Meaning
noun
a short passage from a book, piece of music, etc. that gives you an idea of what the whole thing is like
“The following extract is taken from her new novel.”
verb
to remove or obtain a substance from something, for example by using an industrial or a chemical process
“a machine that extracts excess moisture from the air”
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