excerpt

[US]/ˈeksɜːpt/
[UK]/ˈeksɜːrpt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a passage taken from a book, article, etc.; a summary
vt. to select and use only a small part of a longer written work

Phrases & Collocations

read an excerpt

Example Sentences

This is an excerpt from a novel.

a montage of excerpts from the film.

Can you excerpt something from the newspaper?

the notes are excerpted from his forthcoming biography.

Some excerpts from a Renaissance mass are spatchcocked into Gluck’s pallid Don Juan music.

a portmanteau movie composed of excerpts from his most famous films.

Real-world Examples

While News of the World didn't have any excerpts, The Sunday Times did.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

Read excerpts from the letters below.

Source: Oxford Shanghai Edition High School English Grade 10 Second Semester

This is just a short excerpt of a conversation they had soon after Oshea was freed.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) March 2015 Collection

For question 6, the listening passage is an excerpt from an academic lecture on a single topic.

Source: ETS Official TOEFL Guide

So first of all, I want to read some excerpts from it.

Source: Harvard University's "The Science of Happiness" course.

I want to play just one animated excerpt from an interview recorded at that original Grand Central Booth.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) March 2015 Collection

Here is an excerpt from the lecture.

Source: ETS Official TOEFL Guide

Let me read to you an excerpt from his book, which I highly recommend, Timeless Healing.

Source: Harvard University's "The Science of Happiness" course.

First, here's an excerpt from a reading passage about meteorite impacts.

Source: ETS Official TOEFL Guide

Here is an excerpt from the conversation.

Source: ETS Official TOEFL Guide

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