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Definition of excerpt noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

excerpt

noun
 
/ˈeksɜːpt/
 
/ˈeksɜːrpt/
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  1. excerpt (from something) a short piece of writing, music, film, etc. taken from a longer whole
    • Read the following excerpt from one of Milton’s poems.
    • They only played a short excerpt.
    Extra Examples
    • The article included excerpts from various interviews.
    • The paper published some short excerpts from Mandela's memoirs.
    • The programme included excerpts from Verdi's operas.
    • They broadcast a 10-minute excerpt from the stage show.
    • an exclusive excerpt from his new book
    • The show features excerpts from classic jazz recordings.
    Topics Literature and writingb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • brief
    • little
    • short
    • …
    verb + excerpt
    • contain
    • feature
    • include
    • …
    preposition
    • excerpt from
    • excerpt of
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    Word Originmid 16th cent. (as a verb): from Latin excerpt- ‘plucked out’, from the verb excerpere, from ex- ‘out of’ + carpere ‘to pluck’.
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