passage vs extract

extract vs passage

passage and extract both are nouns.

passage is not a verb while extract is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
passage	Yes	No	No	No
extract	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, extract is a hyponym of passage; that is, extract is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than passage:

passage: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
extract: a passage selected from a larger work

Other hyponyms of passage include excerpt, excerption, selection, locus classicus, place, purple passage, transition, text, promythium, epimythium.

passage (noun)	extract (noun)
a journey usually by ship	a passage selected from a larger work
the passing of a law by a legislative body	a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
the act of passing something to another person
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
a way through or along which someone or something may pass
a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
a short section of a musical composition
the motion of one object relative to another

passage (verb)	extract (verb)
	extract by the process of distillation
	take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
	calculate the root of a number
	remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
	obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
	separate (a metal) from an ore
	deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
	get despite difficulties or obstacles

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