words

excerpt

noun |ˈekˌsərpt|
a short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing.

verb |ikˈsərpt| [ trans. ]
take (a short extract) from a text : the notes are excerpted from his forthcoming biography.
• take an excerpt or excerpts from (a text).
DERIVATIVES
excerptible |ekˈsərptəbəl; ik-| adjective
excerption |ekˈsərp sh ən; ik-| noun
ORIGIN mid 16th cent.(as a verb): from Latin excerpt- ‘plucked out,’ from the verb excerpere, from ex- ‘out of’ + carpere ‘to pluck.’