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Noun passage has 10 senses

passage, transition - the act of passing from one state or place to the next
--₁ is a kind of change of state
--₁ has particulars: fossilization, fossilisation
Derived form: verb pass₁₉
passage - a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
--₂ is a kind of section, subdivision
--₂ is a part of text, textual matter
--₂ has particulars:
excerpt, extract, selection; locus classicus; place; purple passage; transition; text
passage - a way through or along which someone or something may pass
--₃ is a kind of way
--₃ has particulars:
adit; aisle; channel; conduit; cul, cul de sac, dead end; fish ladder; passageway; right of way; shaft; throat
enactment, passage - the passing of a law by a legislative body
--₄ is a kind of legislation, legislating, lawmaking

Derived form: verb pass₃
passage, transit - a journey usually by ship; "the outward passage took 10 days"
--₅ is a kind of journey, journeying
--₅ has particulars: lockage
passage, musical passage - a short section of a musical composition
--₆ is a kind of musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music
--₆ has particulars:
allegro; intro; phrase, musical phrase; cadence; cadenza; largo; adagio; recitative; transition, modulation; impromptu
passage, passageway - a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass; "the nasal passages"
--₇ is a kind of structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
--₇ has particulars:
birth canal; meatus; orifice, opening, porta; duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel; sinusoid; root canal; esophagus, oesophagus, gorge, gullet; epicardia; fauces; fistula, sinus; shunt
passage, passing - a bodily process of passing from one place or stage to another; "the passage of air from the lungs"; "the passing of flatus"
--₈ is a kind of reaction, response
passing, passage - the motion of one object relative to another; "stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets"
--₉ is a kind of movement, motion

Derived form: verb pass₇
passage, handing over - the act of passing something to another person
--₁₀ is a kind of delivery, bringing
--₁₀ has particulars: relay
Derived form: verb pass₅