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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. The meaning of PASSAGE is a way of exit or entrance : a road, path, channel, or course by which something passes. How to use passage in a sentence.

  3. 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.

  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. 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.

  6. Definition of passage noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. 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.

  8. Definitions of 'passage'. 1. A passage is a long narrow space with walls or fences on both sides, that 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. [...]

  9. Define passage. passage synonyms, passage pronunciation, passage translation, English dictionary definition of passage. n. 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:...

  10. a section of a written, spoken, or musical work: 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. a hall or corridor; passageway.

  11. PASSAGE meaning: 1 : a long, narrow space that connects one place to another; 2 : a narrow space that people or things can move through

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