excerpt

//ˈɛk.sɜːpt//
B2Frequency Level 10Formal
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Noun

excerptSingular
excerptsPlural
1

A short passage or segment taken from a longer text, film, or piece of music.

The teacher read an excerpt from the novel to the class.

Verb

to excerptInfinitive
excerptPresent tense
excerptedPast tense
excerptedPast participle
excerptingPresent participle
excerptsThird-person singular
1

To select or extract a passage or segment from a longer work.

The teacher excerpted a few paragraphs from the novel for the students to analyze.