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passage
1[pas-ij]
noun
a portion or section of a written work; a paragraph, verse, etc..
a passage of Scripture.
a phrase or other division of a musical work.
Fine Arts.an area, section, or detail of a work, especially with respect to its qualities of execution.
passages of sensitive brushwork.
an act or instance of passing from one place, condition, etc., to another; transit.
the permission, right, or freedom to pass.
to refuse passage through a territory.
the route or course by which a person or thing passes or travels.
a hall or corridor; passageway.
an opening or entrance into, through, or out of something.
the nasal passages.
a voyage by water from one point to another.
a rough passage across the English Channel.
the privilege of conveyance as a passenger.
to book passage on an ocean liner.
the price charged for accommodation on a ship; fare.
a lapse or passing, as of time.
a progress or course, as of events.
the enactment into law of a legislative measure.
an interchange of communications, confidences, etc., between persons.
an exchange of blows; altercation or dispute.
a passage at arms.
the act of causing something to pass; transference; transmission.
an evacuation of the bowels.
an occurrence, incident, or event.
passage
2[pas-ij, puh-sahzh]
noun
a slow, cadenced trot executed with great elevation of the feet and characterized by a moment of suspension before the feet strike the ground.
verb (used without object)
(of a horse) to execute such a movement.
(of a rider) to cause a horse to execute such a movement.
verb (used with object)
to cause (a horse) to passage.
passage
1/ ˈæɪ /
noun
a channel, opening, etc, through or by which a person or thing may pass
music a section or division of a piece, movement, etc
a way, as in a hall or lobby
a section of a written work, speech, etc, esp one of moderate length
a journey, esp by ship
the outward passage took a week
the act or process of passing from one place, condition, etc, to another
passage of a gas through a liquid
the permission, right, or freedom to pass
to be denied passage through a country
the enactment of a law or resolution by a legislative or deliberative body
an evacuation of the bowels
rarean exchange or interchange, as of blows, words, etc (esp in the phrase passage of arms )
passage
2/ ˈpæsɑːʒ, ˈæɪ /
noun
a sideways walk in which diagonal pairs of feet are lifted alternately
a cadenced lofty trot, the moment of suspension being clearly defined
verb
to move or cause to move at a passage
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of passage1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of passage1
Origin of passage2
Example Sentences
Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the crossing would aid "smoother, less congested passage of vital goods from Europe to our regions".
For a few brief years in his life, after hearing this passage of Whitman’s poem in class, Chuck allowed himself to feel wonderful, until a horrifying discovery set him on a different path.
Since its passage, the Antiquities Act has been used by 18 presidents — split evenly between Republicans and Democrats — to designate monuments.
That will soon change because of the passage last week of the House settlement, a revenue-sharing model that will allow universities to directly pay athletes up to $20.5 million per year.
If he couldn’t remember a passage, Parks came up with substitute language.
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