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EXCERPT Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster Est. 1828 Dictionary Definition noun verb noun 2 noun verb Synonyms Example Sentences Word History Entries Near Cite this Entry Citation Kids Definition Kids More from M-W Show more Show more Citation Kids More from M-W Save Word To save this word, you'll need to log in. Log In excerpt 1 of 2 noun ex·​cerpt ˈek-ˌsərpt ˈeg-ˌzərpt Synonyms of excerpt Take our 3 question quiz on excerpt Simple Definition A Simple Definition is available from our Learner's Dictionary to help you understand the meaning faster. : a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract Quiz: Which word is closest in meaning to excerpt ? excerpt 2 of 2 verb ex·​cerpt ek-ˈsərpt eg-ˈzərpt ˈek-ˌsərpt ˈeg-ˌzərpt excerpted ; excerpting ; excerpts transitive verb 1 : to select (a passage) for quoting : extract 2 : to take or publish extracts from (something, such as a book) excerptor noun or excerpter excerption ek-ˈsərp-shən eg-ˈzərp- noun Synonyms of excerpt Relevance Noun quotation extract passage clip citation snippet See All Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus Examples of excerpt in a Sentence Noun Among the excerpts and Twitter feeds and author interviews … there was the actor Will Smith praising The Alchemist as one of his favorite books. — Gregory Cowles , New York Times Book Review , 18 Oct. 2009 When his [Thomas Jefferson's] wife Martha died in 1782, he wrapped a lock of her hair with a scrap of paper containing an excerpt from the couple's favorite novel, Laurence Sterne's comic masterpiece, Tristram Shandy , and stashed the token in his desk. — Walter Kim , Time , 5 July 2004 The exemplary figure here is Norman Mailer, whose 1959 Advertisements for Myself is the height of writerly chutzpah. The book, comprising excerpts from his journalism and fiction, descriptions of the agonies he went through to produce them and obsessive reviews of his reviewers, is so shameless it's admirable. — Judith Shulevitz , New York Times Book Review , 17 June 2001 … I also keep a pad by the side of my bed for writing down great thoughts at night without having to turn on the light. In the morning, these great thoughts sound like excerpts from the Dead Sea Scrolls. — Bill Cosby , Time Flies , (1987) 1988 She read an excerpt from the play. I've read only excerpts of Moby-Dick , never the whole book. Verb The fiction that the magazine does publish is too often excerpted from novels or imminently forthcoming collections, making the magazine seem more a flack for publishers than a site of editorial strength and vision. — Vince Passaro , Harper's , August 1999 How quickly does the Net move? Last Friday journalist Michael Colton posted an elaborate Web parody of the forthcoming magazine Talk , which is owned by Miramax and helmed by former New Yorker editor Tina Brown. Within hours, the site's URL had ricocheted about in countless e-mails, and the Drudge Report had excerpted the text. — Newsweek , 26 July 1999 See More Recent Examples on the Web Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback . Noun Here’s the Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz, this time with excerpts and utterances from April 19 to 25. — Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune , 25 Apr. 2026 Condé Nast chief content officer Anna Wintour wrote the excerpt for the magazine about the designer and talked about their first meeting, recalling that Beckham walked her through each look of her new collection. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News , 23 Apr. 2026 Verb Audio excerpted with permission of Penguin Random House Audio from DEAR MONICA LEWINSKY by Julia Langbein, excerpt read by Alex Sarrigeorgiou. — Literary Hub , 14 Apr. 2026 Audio excerpted with permission of Penguin Random House Audio from THE SECRET LIVES OF MURDERERS' WIVES by Elizabeth Arnott, read by the Saskia Maarleveld and Karissa Vacker. — Shafiq Najib, ABC News , 3 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for excerpt Word History Etymology Verb and Noun Latin excerptus , past participle of excerpere , from ex- + carpere to gather, pluck — more at harvest First Known Use Noun 1627, in the meaning defined above Verb 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Time Traveler The first known use of excerpt was in the 15th century See more words from the same century Browse Nearby Words excern excerpt excerpta See all Nearby Words Cite this Entry Style MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster “Excerpt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/excerpt. Accessed 3 May. 2026. Copy Citation Kids Definition excerpt 1 of 2 verb ex·​cerpt ek-ˈsərpt eg-ˈzərpt ˈek-ˌsərpt , ˈeg-ˌzərpt 1 : to select for quoting 2 : to take excerpts from excerpt 2 of 2 noun ex·​cerpt ˈek-ˌsərpt ˈeg-ˌzərpt : a part taken from a longer work read an excerpt from the play More from Merriam-Webster on excerpt Nglish: Translation of excerpt for Spanish Speakers Last Updated: 26 Apr 2026 - Updated example sentences Love words? Need even more definitions? Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Merriam-Webster unabridged More from Merriam-Webster Word of the Day métier See Definitions and Examples » Get Word of the Day daily email! Popular in Grammar & Usage See More More Commonly Mispronounced Words 5 Verbal Slip Ups and Language Mistakes Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'? The Difference Between 'i.e.' and 'e.g.' Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word? 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