excerpt

[n. ek-surpt; v. ik-surpt, ek-surpt] /n. ˈɛk sɜrpt; v. ɪkˈsɜrpt, ˈɛk sɜrpt/
noun
1.
a passage or quotation taken or selected from a book, document, film, or the like; extract.
verb (used with object)
2.
to take or select (a passage) from a book, film, or the like; extract.
3.
to take or select passages from (a book, film, or the like); abridge by choosing representative sections.
Origin
1375-1425; late Middle English < Latin excerptus (past participle of excerpere to pick out, pluck out), equivalent to ex- ex-1 + -cerp- (combining form of carpere to pluck) + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
excerpter, excerptor, noun
excerptible, adjective
excerption, noun
unexcerpted, adjective
Synonyms
1. selection, portion, section, part.
Examples from the web for excerpt
  • To comment upon every aspect of that excerpt is beyond the scope of this paper.
  • The Stein interview aired in 1934, and this excerpt—3 minutes and 24 seconds—is all that survives.
  • No part of this excerpt can be used without permission from the publisher.
  • The gory tale ends with a "to be continued" teaser and an excerpt from book six.
  • Here is an excerpt paragraph from an interesting article.
  • Each chapter opens with an excerpt from Erikson's psychology of human growth.
  • I'm sure it's only a brief excerpt from the original paper.
  • Aside from the excerpt, all we have is a two-sentence review.
  • Please read the following excerpt from my syllabus.
  • That excerpt doesn't read well in light of that history.
British Dictionary definitions for excerpt

excerpt

noun (ˈɛksɜːpt)
1.
a part or passage taken from a book, speech, play, etc, and considered on its own; extract
verb (ɛkˈsɜːpt)
2.
(transitive) to take (a part or passage) from a book, speech, play, etc
Derived Forms
excerptor, noun
excerptible, adjective
excerption, noun
Word Origin
C17: from Latin excerptum, literally: (something) picked out, from excerpere to select, from carpere to pluck
Word Origin and History for excerpt
v.

early 15c. (implied in excerpte), from Latin excerptus, past participle of excerpere "pluck out, pick out, extract, excerpt," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + carpere "pluck, gather," from PIE *kerp- "to gather, pluck, harvest" (see harvest (n.)). Related: Excerpted; excerpting.

n.

1630s, from Latin excerptum "an extract, selection," noun use of neuter past participle of excerpere (see excerpt (v.)). Related: excerpts.