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    passage
    /ˈpasɪdʒ/

    noun

    verb

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

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  2. a hollow part of the body through which something goes: the nasal passages. the anal passage. Fewer examples. subterranean passages. an underground passage. The tomb was honeycombed with passages and chambers. A narrow passage leads from one building to the other. The president escaped through a secret passage underneath the parliament building.

  3. a. : a way of exit or entrance : a road, path, channel, or course by which something passes. Special ships clear passages through the ice. nasal passages. b. : a corridor or lobby giving access to the different rooms or parts of a building or apartment. Her office is at the end of the passage.

  4. 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.

  5. 1. The act or process of passing, especially: a. Movement from one place to another: the passage of water through a sieve. b. The process of elapsing: the passage of time. 2. a. The process of changing from one condition or stage to another; transition: the passage from childhood to adulthood. b. Enactment into law of a legislative bill. 3. a.

  6. A passage is a long narrow space with walls or fences on both sides, which connects one place or room with another. Harry stepped into the passage and closed the door behind him. ...up some stairs and along a narrow passage towards a door. 2. countable noun B2.

  7. noun. /ˈpæsɪdʒ/ long narrow way. (also passageway. /ˈpæsɪdʒweɪ/ ) [countable] a long narrow area with walls on either side that connects one room or place with another synonym corridor. A dark narrow passage led to the main hall. a secret underground passage. Extra Examples. Topics Houses and homes b2, Buildings b2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.

  8. Passage describes the act of passing or traveling from one place to the next. People often use the word passage to specifically refer to a journey by ship, as in, "The passage to America was long and hard." A section of written work or music can also be called a passage.

  9. PASSAGE definition: 1. a long, narrow space that connects one place to another: 2. a short part of a book, speech, or…. Learn more.

  10. A passage is a long narrow space with walls or fences on both sides, which connects one place or room with another. 2. A passage in a book, speech, or piece of music is a section of it that you are considering separately from the rest.

  11. noun. /ˈpæsɪdʒ/ long narrow way. (also passageway. /ˈpæsɪdʒweɪ/ ) [countable] a long narrow area with walls on either side that connects one room or place with another synonym corridor a secret underground passage A dark narrow passage led to the main hall. Definitions on the go.