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passing
adjective
- going by, beyond, past, over, or through
- lasting only a short time; short-lived; fleeting; momentary
- casual; cursory; incidental: a passing remark
- satisfying given requirements or standards: a passing grade
- that is happening; current
- Archaic surpassing; extreme; very
adverb
Archaic exceedingly; unusually; very
noun
- the act of one that passes; specif., death
- a means or place of passing
See passing in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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