phrase vs passage

passage vs phrase

phrase and passage both are nouns.

phrase is a verb but passage is not a verb.

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

As nouns, passage is a hypernym of phrase; that is, passage is a word with a broader meaning than phrase:

phrase: a short musical passage
passage: a short section of a musical composition

Other hypernyms of phrase include musical passage.

phrase (noun)	passage (noun)
dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence	a journey usually by ship
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence	the passing of a law by a legislative body
a short musical passage	the act of passing something to another person
an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up	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

phrase (verb)	passage (verb)
put into words or an expression
divide, combine, or mark into phrases

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