passage vs fossilisation

fossilisation vs passage

passage and fossilisation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
passage	Yes	No	No	No
fossilisation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fossilisation is a hyponym of passage; that is, fossilisation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than passage:

passage: the act of passing from one state or place to the next
fossilisation: becoming inflexible or out of date

Other hyponyms of passage include fossilization, segue.

passage (noun)	fossilisation (noun)
a journey usually by ship	becoming inflexible or out of date
the passing of a law by a legislative body	the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone
the act of passing something to another person
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
a way through or along which someone or something may pass
a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
a short section of a musical composition
the motion of one object relative to another

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