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passages

The correct spelling is passages.

How to pronounce passages

/ˈpæsɪdʒɪz/
noun

IPA: /ˈpæsɪdʒɪz/

Say it like: Pas-saj-es

The correct spelling is passages. A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning. For example: "She struggled to play the difficult passages."

Usage Examples

She struggled to play the difficult passages.

He made his passage through the trees carefully, mindful of the stickers.

The company was one of the prime movers in lobbying for the passage of the act.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning.
  2. 2.Part of a path or journey.
  3. 3.An incident or episode.
  4. 4.The official approval of a bill or act by a parliament.
  5. 5.The advance of time.

verb

  1. 1.To pass something, such as a pathogen or stem cell, through a host or medium
  2. 2.To make a passage, especially by sea; to cross
  3. 3.To execute a passage movement

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