Excerpt

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /É›kˈsɜːpt/
• US IPA: /É›kˈsɜɹpt/

Origin

From Latin excerptus, past participle of excerpere ("to pick out"), from ex ("out") + carpere ("to pick, pluck")

Full definition of excerpt

Noun

1. a clip, snippet, passage or extract from a larger work such as a news article, a film, a literary composition or other media

Verb

1. To select or copy sample material (excerpts) from a work.
• Fullerout of which we have excerpted the following particulars