passage A2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈpæsədʒ/ UK /ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual Freq #5088 Meanings 1 noun A short section of a book, speech, or piece of music. The teacher read a passage from the novel aloud. 2 noun A narrow way that connects places, such as a corridor or channel. A long passage led from the kitchen to the garden. 3 noun The act of moving or travelling through or along something. The ship made a smooth passage across the sea. 4 noun The passing of time. The passage of time slowly healed her grief. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · a narrow way that connects... passageway 3 noun · the act of moving or... transit 4 noun · the passing of time. passing Word family Forms passages Derived forms cross-passageforepassagemidpassagemultipassagepassage-housepassageablepassagemakerpassagewaypassageworkrepassagesubpassageunderpassage Related forms cotextlocus Common collocations purple passage Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From French passager, from Italian passeggiare. passager French passeggiare Italian View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # passage **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpæsədʒ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/ **Frequency rank:** 5088 ## Meanings 1. A short section of a book, speech, or piece of music. 2. A narrow way that connects places, such as a corridor or channel. 3. The act of moving or travelling through or along something. 4. The passing of time. ## Examples - The teacher read a passage from the novel aloud. - A long passage led from the kitchen to the garden. - The ship made a smooth passage across the sea. - The passage of time slowly healed her grief. ## Derived Forms - cross-passage - forepassage - midpassage - multipassage - passage-house - passageable - passagemaker - passageway - passagework - repassage - subpassage - underpassage ## Related Forms - cotext - locus ## Roots and Affixes - Root: passager - Root: passeggiare ## Etymology From French passager, from Italian passeggiare. ## AI Etymology Passage comes from French passager, from Italian passeggiare. The historical chain includes French passager and Italian passeggiare. Modern senses include a short section of a book, speech, or piece of music and a narrow way that connects places, such as a corridor or channel. The wider word family includes derivatives such as cross-passage, forepassage, midpassage, multipassage, passage-house, and passageable and related forms such as cotext and locus. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown