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passageworks

passageworks is the plural of passagework.

Meaning of passagework

Noun

passagework (usually uncountable, plural passageworks)

  1. (usually) An ornamental passage in a musical work, often resembling a scale; or the performance of such a passage
    • More octaves ensue, followed by chromatic passagework with filigree scales.1987, Harold C. Schonberg, The Great Pianists, →ISBN, page 189

Questions about passageworks

What is passageworks the plural of?
Passageworks is the plural of passagework.

Words near passageworks in the dictionary

  1. passages
  2. passages of arms
  3. passageway
  4. passageways
  5. passagework
  6. passageworks
  7. passaggi
  8. passaggio
  9. Passagian
  10. Passagians
  11. passaging

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