Excerpt /(ĕk*sẽrpt")/

Ex·cerpt

Excerpt

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Excerpted; p. pr. & vb. n. Excerpting

  1. To select; to extract; to cite; to quote.
    Out of which we have excerpted the following particulars.

Excerpt

n.
  1. An extract; a passage selected or copied from a book or record.