excerpt

ex·cerpt  (ksûrpt)

n.

A passage or segment taken from a longer work, such as a literary or musical composition, a document, or a film.

tr.v. (k-sûrpt) ex·cerpt·ed, ex·cerpt·ing, ex·cerpts

1. To select or use (a passage or segment from a longer work).

2. To select or use material from (a longer work).

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[From Middle English, excerpted, from Latin excerptus, past participle of excerpere, to pick out : ex-, ex- + carpere, to pluck; see kerp- in Indo-European roots.]

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excerpt

n [ˈɛksɜːpt]

(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a part or passage taken from a book, speech, play, etc., and considered on its own; extract

vb [ɛkˈsɜːpt]

(tr) to take (a part or passage) from a book, speech, play, etc.

[from Latin excerptum, literally: (something) picked out, from excerpere to select, from carpere to pluck]

excerptor  n

excerptible  adj

excerption  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	excerpt - a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" excerption, extract, selection passage - a section of text; particularly a section of medium length chrestomathy - a selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language analecta, analects - a collection of excerpts from a literary work clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting, cutting - an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings" track, cut - a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc; "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title track of the album" quotation, quote, citation - a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
Verb	1.	excerpt - take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy extract, take out choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

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excerpt

noun

extract, part, piece, section, selection, passage, portion, fragment, quotation, citation, pericope an excerpt from Tchaikovsky's 'Nutcracker'

verb

extract, take, select, quote, cite, pick out, cull The readings were excerpted from his autobiography.

Translations

excerpt [ˈeksɜːpt] N → extracto m

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excerpt [ˈɛksɜː^rpt] n → extrait m
an excerpt from → un extrait de

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excerpt

n → Auszug m, → Exzerpt nt

vt (Liter, Mus) → exzerpieren

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excerpt [ˈɛksɜːpt] n (from film) → spezzone m; (from TV play) → estratto; (from book) (Mus) → brano

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excerpt

n excerpt [ˈeksəːpt]

a part taken from a book etc I heard an excerpt from his latest novel on the radio. uittreksel مُقْتَطَف، نُبْذَه откъс výňatek uddrag der Auszug απόσπασμα extracto katkend گزیده؛ قطعه ote extrait קֶטָע उद्धत करना izvadak, odlomak szemelvény cuplikan útdráttur, ágrip estratto, brano 抜すい 발췌, 초록 ištrauka fragments; izvilkums petikan fragment utdrag, utsnitt fragment, ustęp excerto fragment отрывок úryvok odlomek, izvleček odlomak utdrag ข้อความที่ตัดตอนมา alıntı 摘錄 витяг; цитата کسی کتاب ، فلم وغیرہ کا اقتباس đoạn trích 摘录