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rite of passage

rite of pas·sage


noun 
Definition:
 
1. significant transitional event: an event or act that marks a significant transition in a human life

2. ceremony marking changed status: a ceremony that marks somebody's passage from one stage of life to another, e.g. from childhood to puberty or from unmarried to married life

[Translation of French rite de passage]
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