passage
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(noun) the act of passing from one stage to the next |
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Synonyms: transition |
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Related Words: change of state, fossilization |
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(noun) a journey usually by ship; "the outward passage took 10 days" |
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Synonyms: transit |
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Related Words: journey, journeying, lockage |
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(noun) the act of passing something to another person |
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Synonyms: handing over |
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Related Words: bringing, delivery, relay |
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(noun) a bodily process of passing from one place or stage to another; "the passage of air from the lungs"; "the passing of flatus" |
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Synonyms: passing |
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Related Words: reaction, response |
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(noun) a path or channel through or along which someone or something may pass |
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Related Words: adit, aisle, channel, conduit, cul, cul de sac, deadend, fish ladder, passageway, right of way, shaft, throat, way |
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(noun) a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass; "the nasal passages" |
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Synonyms: passageway |
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Related Words: anatomical structure, birth canal, bodily structure, body structure, canal, channel, complex body part, duct, esophagus, fauces, fistula, gorge, gullet, meatus, oesophagus, opening, orifice, root canal, shunt, sinus, sinusoid, structure |
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(noun) particularly a section of medium length |
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Related Words: excerpt, extract, locus classicus, place, purple passage, section, selection, subdivision, text, transition |
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(noun) a short section of a musical composition |
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Synonyms: musical passage |
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Related Words: cadenza, composition, impromptu, intro, modulation, musical composition, musical phrase, opus, phrase, piece, piece of music, recitative, transition |
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(noun) the passing of a law by a legislative body |
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Synonyms: enactment |
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Related Words: lawmaking, legislating, legislation |
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(noun) the motion of one object relative to another; "stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets" |
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Synonyms: passing |
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Related Words: motion, movement |
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