RITE OF PASSAGE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A ritual performed in some cultures at times when an individual changes status (as from adolescence to adulthood)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("rite of passage" is a kind of...):

rite; ritual (any customary observance or practice)

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