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ex·cerpt (ĕḱsûrpt́)

[From Middle English, excerpted, from Latin excerptus past participle of excerpere, to pick out, ex-, ex-, + carpere, to pluck.]

noun 

A passage or segment taken from a longer work, such as a literary or musical composition, a document, or a film.

transitive verb: -cerpt·ed, -cerpt·ing, -cerpts. 

  1. To select or use (a passage or segment from a longer work).
  2. To select or use material from (a longer work).