Excerpt
(noun)
- A passage or segment taken from a longer work, such as a book, film, or musical composition.
- A passage taken from a text, speech, or other work.
Origin:
From latin excerptus, past participle of excerpere ("to pluck out, select"), from ex ("out") + carpere ("to pluck").
Examples:
- The book includes an excerpt from her diary.
- The article featured an excerpt from the novel.
- He read an excerpt from his new book at the event.
- The song is an excerpt from a larger work.
- She included an excerpt of her speech in the report.