pas
noun
a step or series of steps in ballet.
pas
American
[pah]
/ pɑ /
noun
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pas
plural
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a step or series of steps in ballet.
-
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
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of pas
1695–1705; < French < Latin passus. See pace 1
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An undeterred Hilton doubled down on courting Latinos after that faux pas, visiting East L.A. multiple times and even serving tacos after a lowrider cruise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
I share this not to publicly flog myself for another travel faux pas but to give you hope or prompt you to broaden your search.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The market is shaky because the nuclear euphoria of the pas two years has worn off.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Another Kushner faux pas, this one perhaps reflecting his ignorance of European history: “There is no such thing in the world as forever enemies or forever allies.”
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
I realized then that I had no more to fear concerning my faux pas in turning off their music.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
But Mohamed describes the PA's operation - with innocent people caught in the crossfire - as "collective punishment".
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2025
Gen Rajab says the PA's goal is to establish control over the Jenin camp and ensure safety and stability.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2025
Together with aid from foreign donors, the tax funds make up the bulk of the cash-strapped PA's public revenues and also help pay for civil servant salaries and other services in the West Bank.
From Reuters ● Nov. 2, 2023
The PA’s Housing Ministry in the West Bank did not return messages seeking comment.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2023
That was matched by Lenfest Institute, providing the $2 million over three years to build Spotlight PA’s infrastructure.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2022
PAS has 55 seats in a 101-seat parliament, enough to form a new government on its own.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025
We monitored the social media posts supporting Moldova's ruling party PAS, but did not uncover any obvious disinformation campaign.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2025
The PAS is a member of the opposition bloc and the single biggest party in Parliament, as well as governing four of Malaysia’s 13 states.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
For this study, the research team performed multiple placental biopsies on 12 placentas -- six with PAS disorder and six controls -- conducting single-cell RNA analysis on 31,406 individual cells.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2024
But after the photograph was taken the plate revealed a stranger standing actually by the side of the Princess Alexandrine, and even taking the PAS of the Grand Duke himself.
From Selected Stories of Bret Harte by Bret Harte
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