noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of rite of passage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rite of passage
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
rite de passage
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɹiːt də paˈsɑːʒ/
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General-American: /ˌɹit də ˌpɑˈsɑʒ/
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rhymes with -ɑːʒ
History
Etymology
Borrowed 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).