excerpt
pronunciation
How to pronounce excerpt in British English:
UK [ˈeksɜːpt]
How to pronounce excerpt in American English:
US [ˈeksɜːrpt]
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- Noun:
- a passage selected from a larger work
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- Verb:
- take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
Word Origin
- excerpt
- excerpt: see scarce
- excerpt (v.)
- early 15c. (implied in excerpte), from Latin excerptus, past participle of excerpere "pluck out, pick out, extract," figuratively "choose, select, gather," also "to leave out, omit," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + carpere "pluck, gather," from PIE *kerp- "to gather, pluck, harvest" (see harvest (n.)). Related: Excerpted; excerpting.
- excerpt (n.)
- 1630s, from Latin excerptum "an extract, selection," noun use of neuter past participle of excerpere "to extract" (see excerpt (v.)). Related: excerpts.
Example
- 1. The following is an excerpt I found with some details .
- 2. I recently read an excerpt from her manuscript which starts with her personal journey .
- 3. A brief excerpt follows , and you can read the whole account at science news .
- 4. In an excerpt provided to reporters , the tone remained unyielding , but the united states pledged to give north korea " significant economic and energy assistance " if it undertook a verifiable denuclearization .
- 5. An excerpt of the interview is below .