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passive voice
     n : the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of
         the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action
         denoted by the verb; "`The ball was thrown by the boy'
         uses the passive voice"; "`The ball was thrown' is an
         abbreviated passive" [syn: {passive}] [ant: {active voice}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0

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