excerpt.
A clip, snippet, passage or extract from a larger work such as a news article, a film, or a literary composition.
Meaning & usage
A clip, snippet, passage or extract from a larger work such as a news article, a film, or a literary composition.
Where this word comes from
From Latin excerptus, past participle of excerpere (“to pick out”), from ex (“out”) + carpere (“to pick, pluck”).
To select or copy sample material (excerpts) from a work.
Where this word comes from
From Latin excerptus, past participle of excerpere (“to pick out”), from ex (“out”) + carpere (“to pick, pluck”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.