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excerpt

noun

  1. an extract from a larger audiovisual or literary work
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verb

  1. remove
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɛɡzɜː(p)t/ / /ɛɡˈzɜː(p)t/ / /ɛkˈsɜː(p)t/

noun

Etymology: From Latin excerptus, past participle of excerpere (“to pick out”), from ex (“out”) + carpere (“to pick, pluck”).

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

verb

Etymology: From Latin excerptus, past participle of excerpere (“to pick out”), from ex (“out”) + carpere (“to pick, pluck”).

  1. To select or copy sample material (excerpts) from a work.

    out of which we have excerpted the following remarkable particulars