excerpt
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excerpt
- /ˈɛɡzɜː(p)t/ UK
- /ɛɡˈzɜː(p)t/ UK
- /ɛkˈsɜː(p)t/ UK
- /ˈɛksɜː(p)t/ UK
- /ˈɛɡzɝ(p)t/ Canada, US
- /ɛɡˈzɝ(p)t/ Canada, US
- /ɛkˈsɝ(p)t/ Canada, US
- /ˈɛksɝ(p)t/ Canada, US
- /ˈeɡzɜː(p)t/ Australia
- /eɡˈzɜː(p)t/ Australia
- /ekˈsɜː(p)t/ Australia
- /ˈeksɜː(p)t/ Australia
Where it comes from
From Latin excerptus, past participle of excerpere (“to pick out”), from ex (“out”) + carpere (“to pick, pluck”).
noun excerpts
- A clip, snippet, passage or extract from a larger work such as a news article, a film, or a literary composition.
verb excerpts · excerpting · excerpted
- To select or copy sample material (excerpts) from a work. out of which we have excerpted the following remarkable particulars
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: extract, selection, take out, snippet, ext, quotation, quote, abstract, printout, piece, chunk, part, portion, certificate, reprint, citation
Translations
Every language
noun a clip, snippet, passage or extract from a larger work
| Español | excerpta, excerta |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 抜粋 bassui, 抄録 shōroku |
| 中文 | 摘录 zhāilù, 節錄 /节录 jiélù |
| Português | trecho, passagem, excerto |
| Français | extrait, passage |
| Deutsch | Auszug, Exzerpt |
| Italiano | estratto |
| Ελληνικά | απόσπασμα apóspasma |
| Русский | отры́вок otrývok, вы́держка výderžka |
| العربية | نبذة – مقتطفات من |
| עברית | קֶטַע qéta', מוּבָאָה muva'a |
verb to select or copy sample material (excerpts) from a work
| 中文 | 摘录 zhāilù |
|---|---|
| Français | extraire |
| Deutsch | exzerpieren |
| Italiano | estrarre |
| Русский | де́лать выдержки délatʹ, подбира́ть цитаты podbirátʹ |
Talk about this word "excerpt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/excerpt. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. excerpt. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/excerpt "excerpt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/excerpt.Cite this
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title = {excerpt},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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