excerpt

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɛɡzɜː(p)t/ or /ɛɡˈzɜː(p)t/ or /ɛkˈsɜː(p)t/ or /ˈɛksɜː(p)t/
• (US) (Canada) IPA ^(key): /ˈɛɡzɝ(p)t/ or /ɛɡˈzɝ(p)t/ or /ɛkˈsɝ(p)t/ or /ˈɛksɝ(p)t/
• (AU) IPA ^(key): /ˈeɡzɜː(p)t/ or /eɡˈzɜː(p)t/ or /ekˈsɜː(p)t/ or /ˈeksɜː(p)t/

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Noun

Singular excerpt

Plural excerpts

1. (countable) An excerpt is a short part or section taken from a longer piece of writing.

Verb

Plain form excerpt

Third-person singular excerpts

Past tense excerpted

Past participle excerpted

Present participle excerpting

1. (transitive) If you excerpt a text, you take or copy a short part from a longer work.