excerpt
US /ˈɛkˌsɚpt/
・UK /ˈeksɜ:pt/
B2
noun
- Short part of a text; an extract
- A short piece taken from a book, film, piece of music, etc.
verb
- To take (a short piece of writing, music, film, or broadcast) from a longer piece.
Examples
The programme included excerpts from Verdi's operas.
The paper published some short excerpts from Mandela's memoirs.