pas

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    (ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)

Word Origin

pas (n.)
"a step in dancing," 1775, from French pas; see pass (n.). Used in forming names for types of dances, such as pas de deux (1762).

Example

1. You talked to one of our pas , suzanne .
2. The annealing behavior of double-space in the neutron irradiation czochralski silicon is studied by fourier transform infrared spectrometer ( ftir ) technique and positron annihilation spectroscopy ( pas ) .
3. The constabulary and the citizenry perform an intimate pas de deux inslide 7 .
4. We believe that people will see a faux pas as incompetence .
5. Society 's biggest faux pas concerns dress codes .

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