excerpt

Meanings

Plural: excerpts

Noun

a passage selected from a larger work
- "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
A clip, snippet, passage or extract from a larger work such as a news article, a film, or a literary composition.

Verb

take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
To select or copy sample material (excerpts) from a work.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin excerptus, past participle of excerpere (“to pick out”), from ex (“out”) + carpere (“to pick, pluck”).

Synonyms

excerption, extract, selection, take out

Scrabble Score: 18

excerpt is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
excerpt is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
excerpt is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

excerpt is a valid Words With Friends word