EXCERPTION

excerpt, excerption, extract, selection

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

excerption (countable and uncountable, plural excerptions)

The act of excerpting or selecting.

That which is selected or gleaned; an extract.

Source: Wiktionary

Ex*cerp"tion, n. Etym: [L. excerptio.]

1. The act of excerpting or selecting. [R.]

2. That which is selected or gleaned; an extract. [R.] His excerptions out of the Fathers. Fuller.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition