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   passage

   /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 transitprogresspassingmovementmovingmotiongoingcrossingtravellingtraversaltraverse
   • ▪ the action or process of moving forward: "despite the passage of time she still loved him" Similar passingadvancecoursemarchmoving onflow
   • ▪ the right to pass through somewhere: "we obtained a permit for safe passage from the embassy" Similar safe conductentryadmissionaccesspermission/authorization to travel throughleave to travel inwarrantvisa
   • ▪ a journey by sea or air: "I booked a passage on the next ship" Similar voyagecrossingtripcruisesailjourneytourtrek
   • ▪ (of a migrating bird) the action of passing through a place en route to its final destination: "the species occurs regularly on passage"
   • 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 corridorpassagewayhallhallwayentrance hallentrancewalkwayaislegangwayalleyalleywaylanepathpathwaywayfootpathtracktrackwayroadthoroughfareginnelsnicketvennelwyndtwittentwitchelareawaytracegully
   • ▪ a duct, vessel, or other channel in the body. Similar ductorificeopeningapertureholechannelinletoutlet
   • 3. the process of transition from one state to another: "an allegory on the theme of the passage from ignorance to knowledge" Similar transitiondevelopmentprogressprogressionmovechangeshiftconversionmetamorphosis
   • ▪ the passing of a bill into law: "a catalyst for the unrest was the passage of a privatization law" Similar enactmentpassingratificationacceptanceapprovaladoptionauthorizationsanctionvalidationlegalizationendorsement
   • 4. a short extract from a book or other printed material: "he picked up the newspaper and read the passage again" Similar extractexcerptquotationquotecitationcitereadingsectionpieceselectionpartsnippetfragmentportiontextparagraphversestanzacantolinesentencephrase
   • ▪ a section of a piece of music: "an orchestral passage"
   • ▪ an episode in a spell of longer activity such as a sporting event: "a neat passage of midfield play"
   • 5. the propagation of microorganisms or cells in a series of host organisms or culture media, so as to maintain them or modify their virulence: "cultured cells can replicate on serial passage for predictable periods of time"

   verb

   • 1. subject (a strain of microorganisms or cells) to a passage: "each recombinant virus was passaged nine times successively"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, based on Latin passus ‘pace’.

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