rite de passage
rite de passage · rites de passage
Synonym of rite of passageSynonym of rite of passage.
UK/ˌɹiːt də paˈsɑːʒ/US/ˌɹit də ˌpɑˈsɑʒ/
Meaning
1 sensesSynonym of rite of passage.
Origin
Borrowed from French rite de passage, and attested later than rite of passage. The FrenchBorrowed from French rite de passage, and attested later than rite of passage. The French term was coined by French ethnographer and folklorist Arnold van Gennep (1873–1957) and popularized in his work Les rites de passage (1909).
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Forms
plural: rites de passage| Singular | rite de passage |
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irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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