excerpt
noun
- an extract from a larger audiovisual or literary work
verb
- remove
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”).
- 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”).
- To select or copy sample material (excerpts) from a work.
“out of which we have excerpted the following remarkable particulars”