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1.                 From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   phase
       n 1: any distinct time period in a sequence of events; "we are
            in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be
            revised or rejected" [syn: phase, stage]
       2: (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system;
          matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical
          state and separated from other material by the phase
          boundary; "the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the
          system" [syn: phase, form]
       3: a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some
          arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle [syn: phase,
          phase angle]
       4: (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of
          illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the
          part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun); "the
          full phase of the moon"
       v 1: arrange in phases or stages; "phase a withdrawal"
       2: adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition; "he phased
          the intake with the output of the machine"