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