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    phase
    /feɪz/

    noun

    • 1. a distinct period or stage in a series of events or a process of change or development: "the final phases of the war" Similar stageperiodchapterepisode
    • 2. each of the aspects of the moon or a planet, according to the amount of its illumination, especially the new moon, the first quarter, the full moon, and the last quarter. Similar aspectshapeformappearance

    verb

    • 1. carry out (something) in gradual stages: "the work is being phased over a number of years"
    • 2. adjust the phase of (something), especially so as to synchronize it with something else: "about 70% of the reflections were phased by this method"

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