excerpt
1. ex.cerpt \ek-'s*rpt, eg-'z*rpt, 'ek-., 'eg-.\ \ek-'s*rp-sh*n, eg-'z*rp-\ vt [L excerptus, pp. of excerpere, fr. ex- + carpere to ga]ther, pluck : to select for quoting : EXTRACT - ex.cerp.tion n 2. ex.cerpt \'ek-.s*rpt, 'eg-.z*rpt\ n : a passage selected or copied : EXTRACT