noun

a short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing.

she read out excerpts from an article in the Times

extract,part,section,piece,portion,fragment,snippet,clip,bit,selection,reading,citation,quotation,quote,line,paragraph,passage,scene,verse,stanza,canto,cite,pericope

verb

take (a short extract) from a text.

the notes are excerpted from his forthcoming biography