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noun(pas-sage)a way of exit or entrance : a road, path, channel, or course by which something passes
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noun(pas-sage)a corridor or lobby giving access to the different rooms or parts of a building or apartment
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noun(pas-sage)the action or process of passing from one place, condition, or stage to another
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verb(pas-sage)to go past or across : cross
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verb(pas-sage)to subject to passage
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noun(pas-sage)a channel or part through which air passes; specifically : an anatomical part (such as the pharynx and bronchial tubes) involved in respiration
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noun(pas-sage)the forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas
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noun(pas-sage)a passage conspicuous for brilliance or effectiveness in a work that is dull, commonplace, or uninspired
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noun(pas-sage)a piece of obtrusively ornate writing —called also purple patch