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1
an established course for traveling from one place to another
- the long passage down the Atlantic seaboard, around Cape Horn, and up the Pacific Coast to California
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a going from one place to another usually of some distance
- an arduous passage across the country
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a part taken from a longer work
- the news report quoted a passage from the novel
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forward movement in time or place
- a swift passage from mere liking to actual love
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the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
- weary of this world, he looked forward to the next and sought passage with poison
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“Passage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passage. Accessed 20 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of passage was in the 13th century
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