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    [Noun]  | "Pass*over" | \ ˈpas-ˌō-vər \


    1: a Jewish holiday beginning on the 14th of Nisan and commemorating the Hebrews' liberation from slavery in Egypt


    Origin: 1530 ;

     From the exemption of the Israelites from the slaughter of the firstborn in Egypt (Exodus 12:23–27);

    [Verb]  | "pass over" 


    1: to ignore in passing

    2: to pay no attention to the claims of : disregard


    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Verb]  | "pass (over)" 


    1: to make one's way through, across, or over;


      * e.g., " ... passed over two bridges "



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    [Verb]  | "pass over" 


    1: to fail to give proper attention to;


      * e.g., " ... you seem to have passed over an important e-mail notice "





    2: to dismiss as of little importance;


      * e.g., " ... I'd be willing to pass over this latest episode of tardiness if there hadn't been so many before "



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     [ "Passed over" ]

    1: adj: Someone in the military who was eligible for promotion to the next rank due to time in grade but did not receive it.

      * e.g.,  ... DUDE: The colonel's outta here next month man, he's been passed over three times for that star now. 

     [ "passed over" ]

    1: "Passed over" means that someone has been denied a well-deserved promotion or bonus.

      * e.g.,  ... Professor Smith, who has been with the university for 26 years, was passed over for tenure; the blonde woman professor with the long legs and big boobs got tenure though, despite working at the university for only 2 years. 

     [ "Pass-Over" ]

    1: Not to be confused with Passover, the Jewish holiday, this is when you sleep-over a friends house and rather than actually falling asleep, you pass out.

      * e.g.,  ... "Hey man, you wanna have a pass-over." 

     [ "Pass over" ]

    1: What does stand for Pass over me?

      * e.g.,  ... When I text him he did not answer it! 

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