ex·cerp·tion \ekˈs]ərpshən, ikˈs], ]ə̄p-, ]əip- sometimes egˈz- or igˈz-\noun (-s) Etymology: Latin excerption-, excerptio, from excerptus + -ion-, -io -ion 1.archaic: extract 2.: an act or process of excerpting especially in the selection of material for an abridgment