1 [mass noun] the action or process of moving through or past somewhere on the way from one place to another:there were moorings for boats wanting passage through the lock
the action or process of moving forward:despite the passage of time she still loved him
the right to pass through somewhere:we obtained a permit for safe passage from the embassy
[count noun] a journey by sea or air:I booked a passage on the next ship
Ornithology (of a migrating bird) the action of passing through a place en route to its final destination:the species occurs regularly on passage [as modifier]:a passage migrant
2a narrow way allowing access between buildings or to different rooms within a building; a passageway:the larger bedroom was at the end of the passage
a duct, vessel, or other channel in the body.
3 [mass noun] the process of transition from one state to another:an allegory on the theme of the passage from ignorance to knowledge
the passing of a bill into law:a catalyst for the unrest was the passage of a privatization law
4a short extract from a book or other printed material:he picked up the newspaper and read the passage again
a section of a piece of music:an orchestral passage
an episode in a spell of longer activity such as a sporting event:a neat passage of midfield play
5 Medicine & Biology /paˈsɑːʒ/ the propagation of microorganisms or cells in a series of host organisms or culture media, so as to maintain them or modify their virulence:cultured cells can replicate on serial passage for predictable periods of time
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Universal
subject (a strain of microorganisms or cells) to a passage:each recombinant virus was passaged nine times successively
passage of (or at) arms
archaic a fight or dispute.
work one's passage
work in return for a free place on a voyage:he worked his passage home as a steward
