Meaning & use

passage

noun·Academic

A short section of a piece of writing or music, or a narrow way through or between places.

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The teacher asked us to analyze a passage from the novel's final chapter.

A narrow passage connected the two buildings behind the theater.

A note on using this word

In writing, it refers to a specific excerpt; in architecture, it refers to a physical corridor or route.

Words with a similar meaning

excerptcorridor

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