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passagepassage /ˈpæsɪdʒ/ ●●○ W3 noun ETYMOLOGYpassageOrigin: 1200-1300 Old French passer; ➔ PASS1 ► passage of a bill/law/measure etc. There is a Senate vote in March, but passage of the bill is far from certain. ► free passage Both sides agreed to allow the free passage of medical supplies into the area. ► safe passage He was guaranteed safe passage out of the country. THESAURUSbook/tv etc.► part a piece of a book, story, television series, play, etc.: The book was adapted for TV in six parts. ► section one of the main separate parts of a piece of writing or speech: The test has two sections: true/false questions and multiple choice. ► chapter one of many separate parts that a book is divided into: I’ve read the first two chapters of the novel. ► scene a short part of a play or movie, during which the events happen in the same place: The opening scene of the play is inside a New York apartment. ► episode a television show that is one of a series of shows that tells a story, usually shown over a period of weeks or months: There is a special two-hour episode of the show on tonight. ► excerpt a short part that you take from a longer piece of writing, often used as an example of something: The author read an excerpt from her book during the lecture. ► passage a short piece of writing, that is taken from a longer piece, and is often used as an example of something. Used especially about famous works of literature: The book includes passages from the Bible, the Koran, and other holy books. ► clip a short part of a movie or other recording that is used in another movie or television program: During the interview, they showed several clips from Harrison Ford’s old movies. ► segment one part that a movie, television show, or radio show divides into: The first segment gives some of the history of the city. 1IN A BUILDING [countable] (also passageway) a long narrow area with walls on either side, which connects one room or place to another: an underground passage2FROM A BOOK ETC. [countable] eng. lang. arts a short part of a book, poem, speech, piece of music, etc.: He read a passage from the Bible.► see thesaurus at part13OF A LAW [uncountable] social studies, politics the process of discussing and accepting a new law, for example in Congress: passage of a bill/law/measure etc. There is a Senate vote in March, but passage of the bill is far from certain.4WAY THROUGH [countable usually singular] a way through or to something: The police forced a passage through the crowd.5MOVEMENT [uncountable] formal the movement of people, vehicles, or animals along a road or river or across an area of land: The steamboat made steady passage up the Ohio River. Both sides agreed to allow the free passage of medical supplies into the area. He was guaranteed safe passage out of the country.6TIME [uncountable] the passing of time: passage of Despite the passage of half a century, tension still exists between the two countries.7INSIDE somebody'S BODY [countable] science, biology a tube in your body that air or liquid can pass through: your nasal passages8TRIP [countable usually singular] old-fashioned a trip on a ship: passage to My parents couldn’t afford the passage to America. → see also rite of passage |