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passage

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2 syllables
7 characters
English (US)
2syllables

passage

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passage is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, passage is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofpassage

1noun
  • A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning.

    Example: "She struggled to play the difficult passages."

  • Part of a path or journey.

    Example: "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.

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

  • The advance of time.

    Synonyms: passing

  • The 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.
  • The act of passing; movement across or through.
  • The right to pass from one place to another.
  • A fee paid for passing or for being conveyed between places.
  • Serial passage, a technique used in bacteriology and virology
  • A gambling game for two players using three dice, in which the object is to throw a double over ten.
1verb
  • To pass something, such as a pathogen or stem cell, through a host or medium

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

  • To make a passage, especially by sea; to cross

    Example: "They passaged to America in 1902."

1adjective
  • Describing a bird that has left the nest, is living on its own, but is less than a year old. (commonly used in falconry)

    Example: "Passage red-tailed hawks are preferred by falconers because these younger birds have not yet developed the adult behaviors which would make them more difficult to train."

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