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pas

[ pah ]

noun

, plural pas.
  1. a step or series of steps in ballet.
  2. right of precedence.


PA's

1

plural noun

  1. mountaineering a type of rock boot
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


pas

2

/ pɑ; pɑː /

noun

  1. a dance step or movement, esp in ballet
  2. rare.
    the right to precede; precedence
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

PAS

3

abbreviation for

  1. physician-assisted suicide: a practice in which a terminally-ill person requests a medical practitioner to administer a lethal dose of medication
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pas1

1695–1705; < French < Latin passus. See pace 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pas1

C20: named after P ierre A llain, French climber

Origin of pas2

C18: French, literally: step
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Example Sentences

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But publicly throwing shade at Louis Vuitton wasn't Kanye's first fashion faux pas.

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The way Grant spun his publicity faux pas paved the way for many celebrities after him.

Mais ce n'est pas de merveille; car, comme j'ay dict, ils sont enfans.

Ils avoyent lors un conducteur fort honneste homme, et se comportoit fort bien avec les naturels du pas.

Il me dirent qu'il estoit malade ds quatre mois, et que comme il apparoissoit, il ne la feroit pas longue.

La chasse aussi ne se trouve pas foison en vn lieu o il faut viure de cela, & o l'on fait vne demeure arreste.

Mais c'est là une mesure d'un intérêt défensif, qui ne fera pas faire un pas en avant.

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