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passage — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • changeover noun A conversion or transition from one thing to another.
  • excerpt noun A short passage taken from a longer book, film, speech or piece of music and presented on its own.
  • gangway noun A narrow passage or aisle used to enter or exit somewhere, such as between seats or buildings.
  • pass verb To move from one place, position, or state to another.
  • passage noun A short section of a text, speech, or piece of music.
  • passageway noun A narrow corridor or route allowing movement between places.
  • stint noun A period of time spent doing a particular job or activity.
  • thoroughfare noun A public road or street that runs through an area, connecting one place to another.

Senses

passage is used for these senses in English:

  • changeover A conversion or transition from one thing to another.
  • pass An opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier such as a mountain range; a passageway; a defile; a ford.
  • pass A single passage of a tool over something, or of something over a tool.
  • passage A passageway or corridor.
  • passageway A covered walkway, between rooms or buildings.
  • stint A period of time spent doing or being something; a spell.
  • thoroughfare (now, _, rare, _, except in certain set phrases) A passage; a way through.

excerpt — full definition

  1. noun A short passage taken from a longer book, film, speech or piece of music and presented on its own.
  2. verb To take a passage out of a longer work in order to quote or publish it separately.

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