Excerpt

excerpt [ éks urpt ]
noun  (plural excerpts)
Definition:
extracted part: a section or passage taken from a longer work such as a book, film, musical composition, or document

transitive verb  (3rd person present singular excerpts, present participle excerpting, past and past participle excerpted)
Definition: 
take a part from longer work: to select a section or passage from a longer work ( usually passive )

[Mid-16th century. < Latin excerpt-, past participle of excerpere 'pluck out' < carpere 'pluck']
 
excerptible [ ik súrptəb'l ] adjective
excerption [ ik súrpsh'n ] noun
excerptor noun

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