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- pronunciation:
- pae
sihj
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
Passage is the act of passing from one place or state to another.
The writer described the settlers' passage over the mountains as very difficult and dangerous.The movie tells about the main character's passage from childhood to adulthood.- synonyms:
- movement, transition
- similar words:
- advance, change, crossing, flow, march, migration, motion, progress, shift
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| definition 2: |
A passage is a way to go through something.
Some buildings in our city are connected by an underground passage.The old castle had a secret passage so that the king could escape if the castle were attacked.- synonyms:
- corridor, pass, passageway, way
- similar words:
- alley, course, entrance, hall, hallway, opening, path, road, route, tunnel
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| definition 3: |
A passage is a part of a piece of writing, or a part of a piece of music.
Everyone in our class took turns reading passages from the book.Denise played the passage over and over again on the piano, but she kept making the same mistake.- similar words:
- extract, line, piece, section, selection
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| definition 4: |
A passage is a trip by water.
Their friends wished them a safe passage as they boarded the ship.The stormy weather made the passage difficult.- synonyms:
- journey, voyage
- similar words:
- fare, run, trip
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| definition 5: |
If there is passage of a law, it means that the law has been approved.
The country's citizens celebrated the passage of the new law.- similar words:
- acceptance, approval
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| related words: |
access, approach, channel, chapter, corridor, episode, exit, movement, pilgrimage, process, way |
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