pas
noun
a step or series of steps in ballet.
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pas
American
[pah]
/ pɑ /
noun
pas
plural
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a step or series of steps in ballet.
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right of precedence.
pas
1
British
/ pɑ, pɑː /
noun
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a dance step or movement, esp in ballet
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rare the right to precede; precedence
PA's
2
British
plural noun
PAS
3
British
abbreviation
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Etymology
Origin of pas
1695–1705; < French < Latin passus. See pace 1
Example Sentences
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See that mare goin' pas' you w'en she's in a hurry an' you say to yo'se'f, you say, 'Yere you is, bound fur de buryin'-groun', but how come you got separated frum the hearse?'
From Sundry Accounts by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)
“Didn’t I see you leavin’ de hotel las’ night ’bout half pas’ ’levin or a little later?”
From Dave Porter and His Double Or, The Disapperarance of the Basswood Fortune by Stratemeyer, Edward
No; an' likewise away up yondeh pas' the Tennessee line, at Islan' Thutty-eight, whah the current's so full o' biles an' swells an' snags an' sawyehs 'at they calls it the Devil's Elbow!
From Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi by Cable, George Washington
Jus' as sho' as you is standin' dar, lady, I seed dem mens all dressed in blue suits, a-marching' side by side, gwine down de road pas' our place.
From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration
Den you ride pas’ yondah every day till fo’, five days, and den you see de ole man come scrape friend wid you.
From Bonaventure A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana by Cable, George Washington
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