passage Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the act of passing from one state or place to the next
transition.
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noun a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
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noun a way through or along which someone or something may pass
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noun the passing of a law by a legislative body
enactment.
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noun a journey usually by ship
transit.
- the outward passage took 10 days
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noun a short section of a musical composition
musical passage.
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noun a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
passageway.
- the nasal passages
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noun a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
passing.
- the passage of air from the lungs
- the passing of flatus
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noun the motion of one object relative to another
passing.
- stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets
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noun the act of passing something to another person
handing over.
WordNet
Pas"sage noun
Etymology
F.Definitions
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The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; thepassage of a ship or a bird; thepassage of light; thepassage of fluids through the pores or channels of the body.What! are my doors opposed against my passage! Shak.
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Transit by means of conveyance; journey, as by water, carriage, car, or the like; travel; right, liberty, or means, of passing; conveyance. The ship in which he had taken passage. Macaulay.
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Price paid for the liberty to pass; fare; as, to pay one's .passage -
Removal from life; decease; departure; death. R. "Endure thy mortal passage." Milton.When he is fit and season'd for his passage. Shak.
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Way; road; path; channel or course through or by which one passes; way of exit or entrance; way of access or transit. Hence, a common avenue to various apartments in a building; a hall; a corridor. And with his pointed dart Explores the nearest passage to his heart. Dryden.
The Persian army had advanced into the . . . passages of Cilicia. South.
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A continuous course, process, or progress; a connected or continuous series; as, the .passage of timeThe conduct and passage of affairs. Sir J. Davies.
The passage and whole carriage of this action. Shak.
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A separate part of a course, process, or series; an occurrence; an incident; an act or deed. "In thy passages of life." Shak.The . . . almost incredible passage of their unbelief. South.
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A particular portion constituting a part of something continuous; esp., a portion of a book, speech, or musical composition; a paragraph; a clause. How commentators each dark passage shun. Young.
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Reception; currency. Obs. Sir K. Digby. -
A pass or en encounter; as, a .passage at armsNo passages of love Betwixt us twain henceforward evermore. Tennyson.
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A movement or an evacuation of the bowels. -
In parliamentary proceedings: "The passage of the Stamp Act." D. Hosack.(a) The course of a proposition (bill, resolution, etc.) through the several stages of consideration and action;as, during its .passage through Congress the bill was amended in both Houses(b) The advancement of a bill or other proposition from one stage to another by an affirmative vote; esp., the final affirmative action of the body upon a proposition; hence, adoption; enactment;as, the .passage of the bill to its third reading was delayedThe final question was then put upon its passage. Cushing.
Syn. -- Vestibule; hall; corridor. See Vestibule .