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Passage

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Noun

1. passage, transition

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

2. passage

a section of text; particularly a section of medium length

3. passage

a way through or along which someone or something may pass

4. enactment, passage

the passing of a law by a legislative body

5. passage, transit

a journey usually by ship

Example Sentences:
'the outward passage took 10 days'

6. musical passage, passage

a short section of a musical composition

7. passage, passageway

a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass

Example Sentences:
'the nasal passages'

8. passage, passing

a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another

Example Sentences:
'the passage of air from the lungs'
'the passing of flatus'

9. passage, passing

the motion of one object relative to another

Example Sentences:
'stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets'

10. handing over, passage

the act of passing something to another person

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Passage

see synonyms of passage
noun
1. 
a channel, opening, etc, through or by which a person or thing may pass
2. music
a section or division of a piece, movement, etc
3. 
a way, as in a hall or lobby
4. 
a section of a written work, speech, etc, esp one of moderate length
5. 
a journey, esp by ship
the outward passage took a week
6. 
the act or process of passing from one place, condition, etc, to another
passage of a gas through a liquid
7. 
the permission, right, or freedom to pass
to be denied passage through a country
8. 
the enactment of a law or resolution by a legislative or deliberative body
9. 
an evacuation of the bowels
10. rare
an exchange or interchange, as of blows, words, etc (esp in the phrase passage of arms)
noun
1. 
a sideways walk in which diagonal pairs of feet are lifted alternately
2. 
a cadenced lofty trot, the moment of suspension being clearly defined
verb
3. 
to move or cause to move at a passage

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Passage

see synonyms of passage
noun
1. 
the act of passing
; specif.,
a. 
movement from one place to another; migration
birds of passage
b. 
change or progress from one process or condition to another; transition
c. 
the enactment of a law by a legislative body
2. 
permission, right, or a chance to pass
3. 
a journey, esp. by water; voyage
4. 
a. 
the accommodations of a passenger, esp. on a ship
b. 
the charge for such accommodations
5. 
a way or means of passing
; specif.,
a. 
a road or path
b. 
a channel, duct, etc.
c. 
a hall or corridor that is an entrance or exit or onto which several rooms open; passageway
6. 
that which happens or takes place between persons; interchange, as of blows or words
7. 
a. 
a short segment of a written work or speech
a Bible passage
b. 
a section or detail of a painting, drawing, etc.
8.  Medicine
a bowel movement
9.  Music
a short section of a composition, especially one displaying technical skill
verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈpassaged or ˈpassaging Rare
10. 
to make a passage, or voyage; journey

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Passage

see synonyms of passage
n.
1. The act or process of passing, especially:
a. Movement from one place to another: the passage of water through a sieve.
b. The process of elapsing: the passage of time.
2.
a. The process of changing from one condition or stage to another; transition: the passage from childhood to adulthood.
b. Enactment into law of a legislative bill.
3.
a. A journey, especially one by air or water: We had a rough passage on the stormy sea.
b. The right to travel as a passenger, especially on a ship: book passage; pay for one's passage.
c. The right, permission, or power to come and go freely: Only medical supply trucks were granted safe passage through enemy territory.
4.
a. A path, channel, or duct through, over, or along which something may pass: the nasal passages.
b. A corridor.
5.
a. An occurrence or event: "Another encouraging passage took place ... when heads of state ... took note of the extraneous factors affecting their economies that are beyond their control" (Helen Kitchen).
b. Something, such as an exchange of words or blows, that occurs between two persons: a passage at arms.
6.
a. A segment of a written work or speech: a celebrated passage from Shakespeare.
b. Music A segment of a composition, especially one that demonstrates the virtuousity of the composer or performer: a passage of exquisite beauty, played to perfection.
c. A section of a painting or other piece of artwork; a detail.
7. Physiology The process of discharging something from a bodily part, such as evacuation of waste from the bowels.
8. Medicine The introduction of an instrument into a bodily cavity.
9. Obsolete Death.
n.
A slow cadenced trot in which the horse raises and returns to the ground first one diagonal pair of feet, then the other.
v. pas·saged, pas·sag·ing, pas·sag·es
v.intr.
To execute such a trot in dressage.
v.tr.
To cause (a horse) to execute such a trot in dressage.

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