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.