Passage
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of passing from one state or place to the next
(2) A journey usually by ship
"The outward passage took 10 days"
(3) The act of passing something to another person
(4) A bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
"The passage of air from the lungs"
"The passing of flatus"
(5) The passing of a law by a legislative body
(6) A way through or along which someone or something may pass
(7) A path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
"The nasal passages"
(8) A section of text; particularly a section of medium length
(9) A short section of a musical composition
(10) The motion of one object relative to another
"Stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets"
WiktionaryText
Etymology 1
From , from
Noun
- A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning.
- passage of scripture
- She struggled to play the difficult passages.
- Part of a path or journey.
- He made his passage through the trees carefully, mindful of the stickers.
- The official approval of a bill or act by a parliament.
- The company was one of the prime movers in lobbying for the passage of the act.
- An artistic term describing use of tight brushwork to link objects in separate spatial plains. Commonly seen in Cubist works.
- A passageway or corridor.
- An underground cavity, formed by water or falling rocks, which is much longer than it is wide.
- The vagina.
- 1986, Bertrice Small, A Love for All Time, New American Library, ISBN 9780451821416, page 463:
- With a look of triumph that he was unable to keep from his dark eyes he slid into her passage with one smooth thrust,
- 1987, Usha Sarup, Expert Lovemaking, Jaico Publishing House, ISBN 978-81-7224-162-9, page 53:
- This way, the tip of your penis will travel up and down her passage.
- 2009, Cat Lindler, Kiss of a Traitor, Medallion Press, ISBN 9781933836515, page 249:
- At the same moment, Aidan plunged two fingers deep into her passage and broke through her fragile barrier.
- 1986, Bertrice Small, A Love for All Time, New American Library, ISBN 9780451821416, page 463:
Verb
- To pass a pathogen through a hosts or media
- He passaged the virus through a series of goats.
- After 24 hours, the culture was passaged to an agar plate.
- To make a passage, especially by sea; to cross
- They passaged to America in 1902.
Etymology 2
From , from
Noun
- A movement in classical dressage, in which the horse performs a very collected, energetic, and elevated trot that has a longer period of suspension between each foot fall than a working trot.
Verb
- To execute a passage movement
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Noun
passage f
- A paragraph or section of text with particular meaning. ~ of scripture.
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