English Explanatory Dictionary

excerpt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A clip, snippet, passage or extract from a larger work such as a news article, a film, or a literary composition.
verb
  1. To select or copy sample material (excerpts) from a work.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛɡzɜː(p)t/ /ɛɡˈzɜː(p)t/ /ɛkˈsɜː(p)t/ /ˈɛksɜː(p)t/ /ˈɛɡzɝ(p)t/ /ɛɡˈzɝ(p)t/ /ɛkˈsɝ(p)t/ /ˈɛksɝ(p)t/ en-us-excerpt.ogg /ˈeɡzɜː(p)t/ /eɡˈzɜː(p)t/ /ekˈsɜː(p)t/ /ˈeksɜː(p)t/

Word forms

excerpt excerpts excerpting excerpted

Etymology

From Latin excerptus, past participle of excerpere (“to pick out”), from ex (“out”) + carpere (“to pick, pluck”).

Derived words

excerpt from police record excerptive excerptor
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