[ˈɛksəːpt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing
(e.g: she read out excerpts from an article in the Times)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (as a verb): from Latin excerpt- ‘plucked out’, from the verb excerpere, from ex- ‘out of’ + carpere ‘to pluck’

[ɛkˈsəːpt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- take (a short extract) from a text
(e.g: the notes are excerpted from his forthcoming biography)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (as a verb): from Latin excerpt- ‘plucked out’, from the verb excerpere, from ex- ‘out of’ + carpere ‘to pluck’