excerpt

/ˈɛksɝ(p)t/

UK: /ˈɛksɜː(p)t/

excerpt

English Noun

Definition

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

Etymology

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