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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pas•sage1 /ˈpæsɪdʒ/USA pronunciation n. - a section of a written, spoken, or musical work:[countable]a passage of Scripture.
- an act or instance of passing from one place, etc., to another:[uncountable]the passage of motor vehicles.
- the permission, right, or freedom to pass:[uncountable]promised safe passage out of his country.
- [countable] a hall or corridor;
passageway. - an opening or entrance into, through, or out of something:[countable]the nasal passages.
- a progress or course, as of events:[countable* usually singular]the slow passage of time.
- Government the process of making a bill into a law:[uncountable]Passage of the bill into law is by no means assured.
See -pass-1. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pas•sage1 (pas′ij),USA pronunciation n., v., -saged, -sag•ing. n. - 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 Artan area, section, or detail of a work, esp. 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. - Physiologyan evacuation of the bowels.
- an occurrence, incident, or event.
v.i. - to make a passage;
cross; pass; voyage.
- Old French, equivalent. to pass(er) to pass + -age -age
- Middle English 1250–1300
pas•sage2 (pas′ij, pə säzh′),USA pronunciation n., v., -saged, -sag•ing. [Manège.]n. - Sporta slow, cadenced trot executed with great elevation of the feet and characterized by a moment of suspension before the feet strike the ground.
v.i. - Sport(of a horse) to execute such a movement.
- Sport(of a rider) to cause a horse to execute such a movement.
v.t. - Sportto cause (a horse) to passage.
- Italian passeggiare to walk; see pace1
- French passager (verb, verbal), variant of passéger
- 1790–1800
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: passage /ˈpæsɪdʒ/ n - a channel, opening, etc, through or by which a person or thing may pass
- 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)
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French from passer to pass |