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Excerpt

ˈɛksəːpt

Excerpt definitions

noun

Inflections:

excerpt excerpts

a short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing

"she read out excerpts from an article in the Times"

Synonyms:
extract part section piece portion fragment snippet clip bit selection reading

verb

Inflections:

excerpt excerpted excerpting excerpts

take (a short extract) from a text

"the notes are excerpted from his forthcoming biography"

Synonyms:
recite repeat say again reproduce restate retell echo iterate parrot
- take an excerpt or excerpts from (a text)
  
  "a book excerpted in this week's Time magazine"