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passage (2)

pas·sage [ pássij, pə s ]


noun  (plural pas·sag·es)
Definition:
 
movement in dressage: either of two movements in dressage, one being a sideways walk and the other a slow deliberate trot



transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle pas·saged, present participle pas·sag·ing, 3rd person present singular pas·sag·es)
Definition:
 
perform passage: to perform a passage, or make a horse do this

[Late 18th century. Via French< Italian passeggiare "to walk" < Latin passus "step"]
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