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Another word for passage

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Noun

  1. The process or an instance of passing from one form, state, or stage to another

      1. Change from one form, state, style, or place to another.
      2. Change from one subject to another in discourse.
      3. A word, phrase, sentence, or series of sentences connecting one part of a discourse to another.
      1. The act of passing over, across, or through; passage.
      2. Conveyance of people or goods from one place to another, especially on a local public transportation system.
      3. The system or vehicles used for such conveyance.
      1. To exchange (one thing) for another of the same class:
      2. To move or transfer from one place or position to another.
      3. To alter (position or place).
      1. To cause to be different:
      2. To give a completely different form or appearance to; transform:
      3. To give and receive reciprocally; interchange:
    See also:

    change

  2. A particular subdivision of a written work

      1. Any of the parts into which something can be divided:
      2. The portion of a line between any two points on the line.
      3. The area bounded by a chord and the arc of a curve subtended by the chord.
      1. One of several components; a piece.
      2. A subdivision of a written work.
      3. A distinct portion or provision of a legal code or set of laws, often establishing a particular legal requirement:
      1. A portion, division, piece, or segment of a whole.
      2. Any of several equal portions or fractions that can constitute a whole or into which a whole can be divided:
      3. A division of a book or artistic work such as a film:
    See also:

    part

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Another word for passage

Noun

  1. A journey

      1. To make a slow or arduous journey.
      2. To journey on foot, especially to hike through mountainous areas.
      3. To travel by ox wagon.
      1. The act or action of crossing.
      2. A place at which roads, lines, or tracks intersect; an intersection.
      3. A place at which a river, railroad, or highway, for example, may be crossed:
      1. A long journey to a foreign or distant place, especially by sea.
      2. The events of a journey of exploration or discovery considered as material for a narrative.
      3. Such a narrative.
    See also:

    journey

  2. A passageway

      1. An underground or underwater passage.
      2. A passage through or under a barrier such as a mountain.
      3. A tube-shaped structure.
      1. A narrow hallway, passageway, or gallery, often with rooms or apartments opening onto it.
      2. A tract of land designated or used for a specific purpose, as for railroad lines, highways, or pipelines.
      3. A route designated for a specific purpose:
      1. The act or an instance of entering.
      2. A means or point by which to enter.
      3. Permission or power to enter; admission:
      1. The act of going away or out.
      2. A passage or way out:
      3. The departure of a performer from the stage.
      1. A road, path, or highway affording passage from one place to another.
      2. An opening affording passage:
      3. Space to proceed:
    See also:

    hall

  3. A reading

      1. A distinct division of written or printed matter that begins on a new, usually indented line, consists of one or more sentences, and typically deals with a single thought or topic or quotes one speaker's continuous words.
      2. A mark (¶) used to indicate where a new paragraph should begin or to serve as a reference mark.
      3. A brief article, notice, or announcement, as in a newspaper.
      1. A section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole.
      2. A part separated from a whole.
      3. A helping of food.
      1. One of several components; a piece.
      2. A subdivision of a written work.
      3. A distinct portion or provision of a legal code or set of laws, often establishing a particular legal requirement:
    See also:

    reading

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Sentence Examples

  • The passage of time will grow the repository.

  • Jim hastened his lagging steps at this assurance of a quick relief from the dark passage.

  • Sonya went out into the passage to go to the barn.

  • He had died by the time I read that passage in one of his books, so I couldn't write him, as is my normal practice when an author's words puzzle me.

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