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101passing — See: IN PASSING …
102passing — See: IN PASSING …
103passing measure — Paspy Pas py, n. [F. passe pied.] A kind of minuet, in triple time, of French origin, popular in the reign of Queen Elizabeth and for some time after; called also {passing measure}, and {passymeasure}. Percy Smith. [1913 Webster] …
104passing note — noun Date: 1730 a nonharmonic tone interposed between essential harmonic tones of adjacent chords called also passing tone …
105passing tone — noun see passing note …
106Passing of Peregrinus — The Passing of Peregrinus ( la. De Morte Peregrini) ( el. Περὶ τῆς Περεγρίνου Τελευτῆς) is a satire by Assyrian writer Lucian, in which the lead character, Peregrinus Proteus, takes advantage of the generosity of Christians. This is one of the… …
107passing bell — 1. a bell tolled to announce a death or funeral. 2. a portent or sign of the passing away of anything. [1520 30] * * * …
108passing note — Music. a note that is foreign to a harmony and is introduced between two successive chord tones in order to produce a melodic transition. Also called passing tone. [1720 30] * * * …
109passing by — Synonyms and related words: abjuration, abjurement, all through, around, by, by way of, chucking, chucking out, contempt, contradiction, declination, declining, denial, despisal, despising, disapproval, discard, disclamation, discounting,… …
110PASSING-BELL — a bell tolled at the moment of the death of a person to invite his neighbours to pray for the safe passing of his soul …
