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- Dictionarypassage/ˈpasɪdʒ/
noun
- 1. the action or process of moving through or past somewhere on the way from one place to another: "there were moorings for boats wanting passage through the lock" Similar
- 2. a narrow way allowing access between buildings or to different rooms within a building; a passageway: "the larger bedroom was at the end of the passage" Similar
verb
- 1. subject (a strain of microorganisms or cells) to a passage: "each recombinant virus was passaged nine times successively"
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The meaning of PASSAGE is a way of exit or entrance : a road, path, channel, or course by which something passes. How to use passage in a sentence.
a journey, especially over the sea: He had booked his passage to Rio de Janeiro. work your passage old-fashioned. to do work on a ship during your trip instead of paying for a ticket: He was allowed to work his passage from the port of Perth. See more.
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.
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.
Passage describes the act of passing or traveling from one place to the next. People often use the word passage to specifically refer to a journey by ship, as in, "The passage to America was long and hard." A section of written work or music can also be called a passage.
The passage of someone or something is their progress from one situation or one stage in their development to another. ...to ease their passage to a market economy. ...the passage from school to college.
Definition of passage noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
passage noun (PROGRESS) the movement or progress from one stage or place to another: It's a difficult passage from boyhood to manhood. the passage of time literary. the way that time passes: Love changes with the passage of time.
The process of changing from one condition or stage to another; transition. The passage from childhood to adulthood. American Heritage. Enactment into law of a legislative bill. American Heritage. A journey, esp. by water; voyage. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Permission, right, or a chance to pass. Webster's New World.
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.
