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Word: Passage
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old French, based on Latin passus ‘pace’
ˈpasɪdʒ
the action or process of moving through or past somewhere on the way from one place to another
Short Definition:movement through or past somewhere
Examples:- there were moorings for boats wanting passage through the lock
a narrow way allowing access between buildings or to different rooms within a building; a passageway
Short Definition:passageway
Examples:- the larger bedroom was at the end of the passage
the process of transition from one state to another
Short Definition:transition from one state to another
Examples:- an allegory on the theme of the passage from ignorance to knowledge
a short extract from a book or other printed material
Short Definition:short extract from book etc.
Examples:- he picked up the newspaper and read the passage again
the propagation of microorganisms or cells in a series of host organisms or culture media, so as to maintain them or modify their virulence
Short Definition:propagation of microorganisms or cells
Examples:- cultured cells can replicate on serial passage for predictable periods of time
Word: Passage
Speech Type: Verb
ˈpasɪdʒ
paˈsɑːʒ
subject (a strain of microorganisms or cells) to a passage
Short Definition:subject microorganisms or cells to passage
Examples:- each recombinant virus was passaged nine times successively
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