Both Uses of
phase
in
The Age of Innocence
- But, as it was against all the rules of their code that the mother and son should ever allude to what was uppermost in their thoughts, he simply replied: "Oh, well, there's always a phase of family parties to be gone through when one gets engaged, and the sooner it's over the better."
Chpt 5 (definition 1) *phase = stage (of the development of something)
- But my poor child is going through a phase of exaltation, of abhorrence of the world.
Chpt 21 (definition 2) *phase = a period of time when someone exhibits unusual behavior
Definitions:
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(1) (phase as in: during the first phase) a period of time or a stage during the development of something
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(2) (phase as in: she's going through a phase) a period of time when someone exhibits unusual behavior