An excerpt is a short piece of writing or music which is taken from a larger piece. an excerpt from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker. = extract. a short piece taken from a book, poem, piece of music etc excerpt of/from (past participle of excerpere, from carpere )
A passage of music, such as an aria from an opera or oratorio, or movement from a symphony, which is extracted from a complete work and published or performed separately (Thorin)
a selected passage or quotation from a larger work F Format: In its widest sense, any particular physical representation of a document, e g book, videocassette, microfiche, sound recording, etc G Gazetteer: a dictionary of geographical names
a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
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/ekˈsərpts/ /ɛkˈsɜrpts/
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[ ek-'s&rpt, eg-'z&rpt, ] (transitive verb.) 15th century. Latin excerptus, past participle of excerpere, from ex- + carpere to gather, pluck; more at HARVEST.