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passage (n)
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
a way through or along which someone or something may pass
the passing of a law by a legislative body
a journey usually by ship
a short section of a musical composition
a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
the motion of one object relative to another
the act of passing something to another person
passage (v. i.)
The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a bird; the passage of light; the passage of fluids through the pores or channels of the body.
Transit by means of conveyance; journey, as by water, carriage, car, or the like; travel; right, liberty, or means, of passing; conveyance.
Price paid for the liberty to pass; fare; as, to pay one's passage.
Removal from life; decease; departure; death.
Way; road; path; channel or course through or by which one passes; way of exit or entrance; way of access or transit. Hence, a common avenue to various apartments in a building; a hall; a corridor.
A continuous course, process, or progress; a connected or continuous series; as, the passage of time.
A separate part of a course, process, or series; an occurrence; an incident; an act or deed.
A particular portion constituting a part of something continuous; esp., a portion of a book, speech, or musical composition; a paragraph; a clause.
Reception; currency.
A pass or en encounter; as, a passage at arms.
A movement or an evacuation of the bowels.
In parliamentary proceedings: (a) The course of a proposition (bill, resolution, etc.) through the several stages of consideration and action; as, during its passage through Congress the bill was amended in both Houses. (b) The advancement of a bill or other proposition from one stage to another by an affirmative vote; esp., the final affirmative action of the body upon a proposition; hence, adoption; enactment; as, the passage of the bill to its third reading was delayed.
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Passage
the act of passing from one state or place to the next, a section of text; particularly a section of medium length, a way through or along which someone or some
approach,path,Road,route,artery,Avenue,Highway,pass,Passageway,roadway
ebb,recess,recession,regress,regression,Retreat,retrogression,return,backwash,reflux
passado => past, passade => Passade, passably => passably, passableness => passability, passable => passable,
