Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

passage

/ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables: pass-age
IPA: /ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning.

noun

Part of a path or journey.

noun

An incident or episode.

noun

The official approval of a bill or act by a parliament.

noun

The advance of time.

noun

The use of tight brushwork to link objects in separate spatial plains. Commonly seen in Cubist works.

noun

A passageway or corridor.

noun

A strait or other narrow waterway.

Example Sentences

"passage of scripture"
"She struggled to play the difficult passages."
"He made his passage through the trees carefully, mindful of the stickers."
"But there are those who do not feel that the sordid passages of life should be kept off the stage. It is a matter of opinion."
"The company was one of the prime movers in lobbying for the passage of the act."
"The passage of decades has not erased the value of parental monitoring."

Etymology

Borrowed into Middle English from Old French passage, from passer (“to pass”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: -, passage, passager, passeggiare

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/
British English: /ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

passages (plural) passages (present, singular) passaging (participle, present) passaged (participle, past) passaged (past)

Derived Forms

forepassage midpassage multipassage passageable passagemaker passageway passagework repassage subpassage underpassage

Phrases

back passage bird of passage clobber passage couldn't stop a pig in a passage cross-passage deck passage finger passage first-passage time

Frequently Paired Words

cotext locus

Synonyms

passing transition transit handing over enactment passageway musical passage

Rhymes With

rite of passage mona passage anegada passage

Questions

How do you pronounce passage?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/.
What does passage mean?: A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning.
Where does passage come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce passage

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