pas
pronunciation
How to pronounce pas in British English: UK [pɑ:]
How to pronounce pas in American English: US [pɑ]
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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 .