pas

[pah]

noun

plural

pas 

1. a step or series of steps in ballet.

2. right of precedence.

pas

¹

/ pɑ, pɑː /

noun

1. a dance step or movement, esp in ballet

2. rare,  the right to precede; precedence

PA's

²

plural noun

1. mountaineering a type of rock boot

PAS

³

abbreviation

1. physician-assisted suicide: a practice in which a terminally-ill person requests a medical practitioner to administer a lethal dose of medication

Word History and Origins

Origin of pas¹

1695–1705; < French < Latin passus. See pace ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of pas¹

C18: French, literally: step

Origin of pas²

C20: named after P ierre A llain, French climber

Example Sentences

Jones relies on a dance vocabulary, evolved from Balanchine, for the five women, each of whom is a muse, as well as the male Mortal employed for a final pas de deux.

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The director comes with hard-earned and believable insights into the awkward pas de deux between a celebrity and a journalist.

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Along with photo-snappers, “Wicked” screenings came with another major theater etiquette faux pas: belting for the back row.

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But their eventual pas de deux will send viewers scrambling to rewatch the smoke-and-mirrors mystery thriller to uncover everything that initially went unnoticed.

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The aurora faux pas comes just a couple of weeks after the real Northern Lights were once again spotted across the UK, following a similar sight back in May.

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