passage
A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning.
Noun 4 meanings
A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning.
“passage of scripture”
Part of a path or journey.
“He made his passage through the trees carefully, mindful of the stickers.”
An incident or episode.
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.”
Verb 2 meanings
To pass something, such as a pathogen or stem cell, through a host or medium.
“He passaged the virus through a series of goats.”
To execute a passage movement.
Adjective 1 meaning
Of a bird: Less than a year old but living on its own, having left the nest.
Etymology
Borrowed into Middle English from Old French passage, from passer (“to pass”).
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PASSAGE at a glance
PASSAGE has 7 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (P 3 + A 1 + S 1 + S 1 + A 1 + G 2 + E 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,463 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with passage
All rhymesOne letter away
- MASSAGE10
- PAYSAGE13
- PASSADE10
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