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passages

/ˈpæsɪdʒɪz/

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A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning.

Examples :

"She struggled to play the difficult passages."

literature writing language

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Part of a path or journey.

Examples :

"He made his passage through the trees carefully, mindful of the stickers."

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An incident or episode.

Examples :

"The vacation was mostly relaxing, but there were a few difficult passages, like when we got lost in the city. "

story event time

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The official approval of a bill or act by a parliament.

Examples :

"The company was one of the prime movers in lobbying for the passage of the act."

politics government law

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The advance of time.

Examples :

"The passages of time have made my grandmother's stories even more precious. "

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The use of tight brushwork to link objects in separate spatial plains. Commonly seen in Cubist works.

Examples :

"In the Cubist painting, the subtle passages of brushstrokes between the apple and the table blurred the line between foreground and background. "

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A passageway or corridor.

Examples :

"The long, narrow passages in the old castle made me a little nervous. "

architecture building place

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An underground cavity, formed by water or falling rocks, which is much longer than it is wide.

Examples :

"The experienced spelunker carefully navigated the dark and narrow passages of the limestone cave, knowing they were formed over centuries by trickling water. "

geology geography place

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anatomy organ sex body

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The act of passing; movement across or through.

Examples :

"The busy airport was filled with the hurried passages of travelers going to their gates. "

way action process

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The right to pass from one place to another.

Examples :

"Having the correct bus ticket guarantees passages on all city routes. "

way right place

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A fee paid for passing or for being conveyed between places.

Examples :

"The ferry company collected the passages from the passengers before allowing them to board for the island. "

business finance service

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Serial passage, a technique used in bacteriology and virology

Examples :

"The lab technician performed several passages of the virus in cell culture to increase its infectivity. "

medicine virus biology microorganism science

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A gambling game for two players using three dice, in which the object is to throw a double over ten.

Examples :

""My grandfather taught me how to play passages, but I never win because I can't seem to roll a double over ten." "

game entertainment bet

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To pass something, such as a pathogen or stem cell, through a host or medium

Examples :

"After 24 hours, the culture was passaged to an agar plate."

medicine biology microorganism

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To make a passage, especially by sea; to cross

Examples :

"They passaged to America in 1902."

nautical sailing

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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.

Examples :

"The dressage rider meticulously practiced the passages with her horse, striving for perfect rhythm and elevation in each stride. "

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To execute a passage movement

Examples :

"The experienced rider passages his horse smoothly across the arena during the dressage test. "