Excerpt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Excerpted; p. pr. & vb. n. Excerpting.]
Etymology: [From L. excerptus, p. p. See Excerp.]
To select; to extract; to cite; to quote. Out of which we have excerpted the following particulars. Fuller.
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Excerpt (277), n.
An extract; a passage selected or copied from a book or record.
Shades of meaning
Fernald has no entry of its own for excerpt; he lists it under quote.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Antonyms
none given