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passage
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
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noun
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
noun
a journey usually by ship
“the outward passage took 10 days”
noun
the act of passing something to another person
noun
a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
“the passage of air from the lungs”
noun
the passing of a law by a legislative body
noun
a way through or along which someone or something may pass
noun
a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
“the nasal passages”
noun
a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
noun
a short section of a musical composition
noun
the motion of one object relative to another
“stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets”
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the outward passage took 10 days
the passage of air from the lungs
the passing of flatus
the nasal passages
stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets
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