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Added 6 October 2026

passage

/ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/ noun

In Latin: transitus, iter, locus Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about passage at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning.
passage of scripture
Part of a path or journey.
He made his passage through the trees carefully, mindful of the stickers.
An incident or episode.

verb

To pass something, such as a pathogen or stem cell, through a host or medium.
He passaged the virus through a series of goats.
To make a passage, especially by sea; to cross.
They passaged to America in 1902.

adjective

Of a bird: Less than a year old but living on its own, having left the nest.
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.

noun

A movement in classical dressage, in which the horse performs a very collected, energetic, and elevated trot that has a longer period of suspension between each foot fall than a working trot.

Origin

Borrowed into Middle English from Old French passage, from passer (“to pass”).

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