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passage

pas·sage
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pas-ij]
    • /ˈpæs ɪdʒ/
    • /ˈpæsɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pas-ij]
    • /ˈpæs ɪdʒ/

Definitions of passage word

  • noun passage a slow, cadenced trot executed with great elevation of the feet and characterized by a moment of suspension before the feet strike the ground. 1
  • verb without object passage (of a horse) to execute such a movement. 1
  • verb without object passage (of a rider) to cause a horse to execute such a movement. 1
  • verb with object passage to cause (a horse) to passage. 1
  • noun passage physical path 1
  • noun passage section of text 1

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Origin of passage

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Old French, equivalent to pass(er) to pass + -age -age

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Passage

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

passage popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

passage usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for passage

noun passage

  • access — If you have access to a building or other place, you are able or allowed to go into it.
  • admittance — Admittance is the act of entering a place or institution or the right to enter it.
  • aisle — An aisle is a long narrow gap that people can walk along between rows of seats in a public building such as a church or between rows of shelves in a supermarket.
  • ambulation — to walk about or move from place to place.
  • anabases — any small fish of the genus Anabas, of ponds and swamps in Africa and southeastern Asia.

Antonyms for passage

noun passage

  • obstacle — something that obstructs or hinders progress.

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