EXCERPT

excerpt, excerption, extract, selection

(noun) a passage selected from a larger work; “he presented excerpts from William James’ philosophical writings”

excerpt, extract, take out

(verb) take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

excerpt (plural excerpts)

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

Verb

excerpt (third-person singular simple present excerpts, present participle excerpting, simple past and past participle excerpted)

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

Source: Wiktionary


Ex*cerpt", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Excerpted; p. pr. & vb. n. Excerpting.] Etym: [From L. excerptus, p. p. See Excerp.]

Definition: To select; to extract; to cite; to quote. Out of which we have excerpted the following particulars. Fuller.

Ex*cerp"t (277), n.

Definition: An extract; a passage selected or copied from a book or record.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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