excerpt UK /ˈɛɡzɜː(p)t/US /ˈɛɡzɝ(p)t/noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •A clip, snippet, passage or extract from a larger work such as a news article, a film, or a literary composition. verb1 •To select or copy sample material (excerpts) from a work.out of which we have excerpted the following remarkable particulars — 1655 formsexcerpted · excerpting · excerpts
