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5. Which word in the passage means 'in addition to'?
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Main meanings of passage in English: passage1passage2
passage1
Pronunciation /ˈpasɪdʒ/
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NOUN
1mass 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’
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1.1The action or process of moving forward.
‘despite the passage of time she still loved him’
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1.2The right to pass through somewhere.
‘we obtained a permit for safe passage from the embassy’
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1.3count noun A journey by sea or air.
‘I booked a passage on the next ship’
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1.4Ornithology (of a migrating bird) the action of passing through a place en route to its final destination.
‘the species occurs regularly on passage’
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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’
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2.1A duct, vessel, or other channel in the body.
‘Oya Orisha predominates in the lungs, bronchial passages, and the mucous membranes.’
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3mass noun The process of transition from one state to another.
‘an allegory on the theme of the passage from ignorance to knowledge’
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3.1The passing of a bill into law.
‘a catalyst for the unrest was the passage of a privatization law’
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4A short extract from a book or other printed material.
‘he picked up the newspaper and read the passage again’
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4.1A section of a piece of music.
‘an orchestral passage’
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4.2An episode in a spell of longer activity such as a sporting event.
‘a neat passage of midfield play’
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5Medicine Biology
mass noun 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