I. ˈpa-sij noun
Date: 13th century
1.
a. : a way of exit or entrance : a road, path, channel, or course by which something passes
b. : a corridor or lobby giving access to the different rooms or parts of a building or apartment
2.
a. : the action or process of passing from one place, condition, or stage to another
b. : death 1a
c. : a continuous movement or flow
the passage of time
3.
a.
(1) : a specific act of traveling or passing especially by sea or air
(2) : a privilege of conveyance as a passenger : accommodations
b. : the passing of a legislative measure or law : enactment
4. : a right, liberty, or permission to pass
5.
a. : something that happens or is done : incident
b. : something that takes place between two persons mutually
6.
a. : a usually brief portion of a written work or speech that is relevant to a point under discussion or noteworthy for content or style
b. : a phrase or short section of a musical composition
c. : a detail of a work of art (as a painting)
7. : the act or action of passing something or undergoing a passing
8. : incubation of a pathogen (as a virus) in culture, a living organism, or a developing egg
II. verb
( pas·saged ; pas·sag·ing )
Date: 1824
intransitive verb
: to go past or across : cross
transitive verb
: to subject to passage
passaged a virus