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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/ ˈ±èæ²õɪ»åÏô /
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
- rare.an exchange or interchange, as of blows, words, etc (esp in the phrase passage of arms )
passage
2/ ˈpæsÉ‘ËÊ’; ˈ±èæ²õɪ»åÏô /
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
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Example Sentences
“The progress this nation has made over the past 60 years since the passage of the Voters Rights Act cannot be minimized and should not be erased.â€
They use this data to create passages of text by predicting the next word in a sequence.
That budget grew dramatically following the passage of Measure H, a 2017 county sales tax that generated hundreds of millions of dollars each year for homeless outreach, housing navigation and other social services.
Last year’s passage of ballot initiative Prop 36 enacted harsher penalties for some drug offenses, and now the Trump administration is poised to enact sweeping changes.
Although it is too late to help Los Angeles’ beloved mountain lion P-22 expand his territory, the passage will allow mountain lions and other wildlife to range farther for food and mates.
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