excerpt Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a passage selected from a larger work
    excerption; extract; selection.
    • he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings
  2. verb take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
    take out; extract.

WordNet

Ex*cerpt" transitive verb
Etymology
From L. excerptus, p. p. See Excerp.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Excerpted; present participle & verbal noun Excerpting
Definitions
  1. To select; to extract; to cite; to quote.
    Out of which we have excerpted the following particulars. Fuller.
Ex*cerp"t noun
Definitions
  1. An extract; a passage selected or copied from a book or record.

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