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Plural for a short extract from a book or other printed material
“Also, notice that the metaphoric language Benjamin employs in this passage invokes travel and, indeed, traversal.”
Plural for the action or process of moving through or forward in time or place
“One of the most remarkable instances on record of the underground passage of lava happened in the Sandwich Islands in the year 1840.”
Plural for a journey or voyage, typically by sea or air
“We both shook our heads, turned right into St. Thomas, and booked our own boat's passage to Fort Lauderdale.”
Plural for the act of leaving or departing a place
“She determined to return home to Scotland, and demanded a safe passage from Elizabeth through England.”
Plural for the right to pass through somewhere
“He received the same welcome by the guards at the top of the mountain path who also allowed him passage through to the Palace.”
Plural for the process of transition from one state to another
“Douglass simply asserts that the fight marked his passage from enslavement to freedom and manhood.”
Plural for a hall, corridor or passageway
“There is a long passage in the steep castle rock, by means of which the friends of Edward III gained access to the castle.”
Plural for a path or opening providing a way through
“We took a shortcut through a passage between the buildings.”
Plural for a duct, vessel, or other channel in the body
“This is taken care of by the eustachian tube, a small passage that connects the middle ear to the back of the throat behind the nose.”
Plural for the passing of a bill into law
“There would be a clear majority in the Senate against the passage of the bill.”
Plural for the die, or depart from mortal life
“Nina's erstwhile husband was dead. Whether she missed him and mourned his passage, or exulted in his comeuppance, or didn't even hear of his murder, is unknown.”
Plural for a fundamental change of mind or beliefs
Plural for provision in document
Plural for a small or narrow passage within a structure
Plural for an opening, cleft, or chasm
Plural for an act of physically transporting or conveying something
Plural for an underground passage or hole, especially one that has been manually created
Plural for an interval or passage of time
Plural for a lane or route at sea that is regularly used by ships
Plural for an artificial channel, typically constructed to convey water from one location to another
Plural for a frequently repeated quotation or stock phrase
(geography) Plural for a bay or inlet off a main body of water
Plural for the movement of information from one to another
Plural for a route over or through mountains
Plural for an instance of segueing, a transition
Plural for the net movement of solvent molecules, usually water, from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration through a partially permeable membrane
Plural for the action of repeating something aloud from memory
Plural for the front part of the neck
Plural for a section or stage of a journey or process
Plural for the state or condition of being about to happen or take place
Plural for payment for a service, typically a journey on public transport
Plural for a location where a stream is shallow and the bottom has good footing, making it possible to cross from one side to the other with no bridge, by walking, riding, or driving through the water
Plural for a continuous period of time
Plural for a speech or piece of writing which contains angry and extended criticism
To change one's place of residence or work
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