'Excerpt' definitions:

Definition of 'excerpt'

(from WordNet)
noun
A passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" [syn: excerpt, excerption, extract, selection]
verb
Take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy [syn: excerpt, extract, take out]

Definition of 'Excerpt'

From: GCIDE
  • Excerpt \Ex*cerpt"\ ([e^]k*s[~e]rpt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Excerpted; p. pr. & vb. n. Excerpting.] [From L. excerptus, p. p. See Excerp.] To select; to extract; to cite; to quote. [1913 Webster]
  • Out of which we have excerpted the following particulars. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Excerpt'

From: GCIDE
  • Excerpt \Ex"cerpt\ ([e^]k"s[~e]rpt; 277), n. An extract; a passage selected or copied from a book or record. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'excerpt'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Excerpt'