Meaning & use
passage
A short section of a piece of writing or music, or a narrow way through or between places.
See it in a sentence
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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