Word
excerpt
Phoneticsex·cerpt
US/ˈɛksɝpt/
UK/ɛksˈɜːpt/
Definition
n. a small part of a book, article, or song that you read or listen to separately.
n. a short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing.
Examples
“She read a short excerpt from her new book.”
“The teacher handed out an excerpt from the novel so the students could analyze the author's style.”
“While the full documentary spans three hours, this five-minute excerpt provides a comprehensive overview of the director's primary arguments regarding urban planning.”
Examples
simple
“She read a short excerpt from her new book.”
contextual
“The teacher handed out an excerpt from the novel so the students could analyze the author's style.”
complex
“While the full documentary spans three hours, this five-minute excerpt provides a comprehensive overview of the director's primary arguments regarding urban planning.”
Real-World Examples
“Most of the even-numbered chapters are excerpts from the final work, I Give You My Silence.” “One of the excerpts was a scratch performance by Fadi Murad, which now returns as a full-length show.” Etymology
From Latin excerptus, past participle of excerpere (“to pick out”), from ex (“out”) + carpere (“to pick, pluck”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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