passage

passage: pas•sage
[[t]ˈpæs ɪdʒ[/t]] n. v. -saged, -sag•ing
1) a portion or section of a written work; a paragraph, verse, etc.:

a passage of Scripture[/ex]

2) a phrase or other division of a musical work

3) an act or instance of passing from one place, condition, etc., to another

4) the permission, right, or freedom to pass

5) the route or course by which a person or thing passes or travels

6) a hall or corridor; passageway

7) an opening or entrance into, through, or out of something:

the nasal passages[/ex]

8) a voyage by water

9) the accommodation on a ship

10) the price charged for such accommodation

11) a lapse or passing, as of time

12) a progress or course, as of events

13) gov the enactment into law of a legislative measure

14) an interchange of communications, confidences, etc., between persons

15) an exchange of blows; altercation or dispute:

a passage at arms[/ex]

16) the act of causing something to pass; transference; transmission

17) an occurrence, incident, or event

18) to make a passage; cross; pass

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Etymology: 1250–1300; ME < OF, =pass(er) to pass+-age -age

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Synonyms:

Passing, transit / Phrase, portion of a tune / Fare / Pass, encounter, contest, combat, skirmish, conflict, collision, brush, joust, tilt, affair / Transit, journey, voyage / Road, path, way, avenue, pass, course, thoroughfare, channel, route / Access, entry, reception, currency / Exploit, act, deed, event, feat, occurrence, incident / Gallery, corridor / Clause, sentence, paragraph, text / Departure, death, decease / Enactment, passing

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Passage — (de) … Kölsch Dialekt Lexikon
Passage — Passage … Deutsch Wörterbuch
passage — [ pasaʒ ] n. m. • 1160; sens II 1080; de passer I ♦ Action, fait de passer. 1 ♦ (En traversant un lieu, en passant par un endroit). Lieu, voie de passage. Passage interdit. Passage protégé, lorsque la voie principale est prioritaire au croisement … Encyclopédie Universelle
Passage — Pas sage, n. [F. passage. See {Pass}, v. i.] 1. 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
passage — Passage, m. penac. Signifie tantost l allée et le voyage d un lieu à autre, Profectio. Le passage de l armée est dangereux, Plena periculi res est, exercitus praefectio. Prendre un Faulcon au passage, Accipitrem in ipsa migratione intercipere. Et … Thresor de la langue françoyse
passage — Passage. s. m. v. Action de passer. Durant le passage de l armée. je ne veux point de maison sur ce chemin là, elle est trop sujette au passage des gens de guerre. durant le passage des ramiers. des hirondelles, des cailles. On appelle, Oyseaux… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Passage — may refer to:In music: * Section (music), a complete musical idea * Period (music), about 8 measures * Phrase (music), about 4 to 8 measures * Passage ( Carpenters album), an album by American brother/sister duo The Carpenters * Passage (Samael… … Wikipedia
passage — pas‧sage [ˈpæsɪdʒ] noun [uncountable] LAW the progress of a law, bill etc through parliament before it takes effect: • A month after its passage, Italy s insider trading law is continuing to stir debate. passage of • One result of the oil crisis… … Financial and business terms
Passage — (französisch für „Durchgang“) steht für einen Seeweg Passagierbeförderung im Luftverkehr, siehe Flugreise eine Landenge (z. B. die Philadelphi Passage) die Passage Insel, eine der australischen Bellevue Inseln eine astronomischen Erscheinung … Deutsch Wikipedia
Passage — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Cuarto disco de estudio de la banda suiza Samael. Nuevamente bajo la producción de Waldemar Sorychta, Samael consolidó el nuevo sonido en que se había embarcado desde Ceremony of Opposites, aunque ahora bastante más… … Wikipedia Español
passage — / passageway [n1] path for travel access, alley, alleyway, avenue, channel, corridor, course, doorway, entrance, entrance hall, exit, gap, hall, hallway, lane, line, lobby, opening, pathway, road, route, shaft, subway, thoroughfare, tunnel,… … New thesaurus

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