extract¹

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US /ˈɛkstɹækt/ UK /ˈɛkstɹækt/ See IPA manual

noun

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Homographs: extract² /ɪkˈstɹækt/ — verb

Pronunciation and word origins: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Meanings

1

noun
A short part taken from a book, film, or piece of music.

The teacher read an extract from a famous novel.
2

noun
A concentrated substance taken from a plant or food, used for flavour or its key qualities.

Add a teaspoon of vanilla extract to the cake mixture.

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almond extract
a concentrated almond flavoring used in food

Noun + noun

Etymology

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

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