pas

[ pah ]

noun,plural pas.
  1. a step or series of steps in ballet.

  2. right of precedence.

Origin of pas

1
1695–1705; <French <Latin passus.See pace1

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British Dictionary definitions for pas (1 of 3)

pas

/ (pɑː, French ) /


nounplural pas (pɑːz, French )
  1. a dance step or movement, esp in ballet

  2. rare the right to precede; precedence

Origin of pas

1
C18: French, literally: step

British Dictionary definitions for PAS (2 of 3)

PAS

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

British Dictionary definitions for PA's (3 of 3)

PA's

pl n
  1. mountaineering a type of rock boot

Origin of PA's

3
C20: named after P ierre A llain, French climber

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