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passe

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noun French.

the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.

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RELATED WORDS

outdated, obsolete, corny, outmoded, odd, unfashionable, ancient, antiquated, antique, archaic, bygone, dated, dead, dowdy, extinct, fusty, moldy, musty, neglected, obsolescent

Nearby words

  1. passband,
  2. passbook,
  3. passbook savings account,
  4. passchendaele,
  5. passcode,
  6. passe-partout,
  7. passed,
  8. passed ball,
  9. passed pawn,
  10. passel
Compare manque.

Origin of passe

literally, passing, pass

passé

[pa-sey; for 4 also French pah-sey]

adjective

no longer fashionable, in wide use, etc.; out-of-date; outmoded: There were many photographs of passé fashions. I thought hand-cranked pencil sharpeners were passé.
past: time passé.
past the prime of one's life.

noun, plural pas·sés [pa-seyz; French pah-sey] /pæˈseɪz; French pɑˈseɪ/.

Ballet. a movement in which one leg passes behind or in front of the other.

Origin of passé

1765–75; < French, past participle of passer to pass
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British Dictionary definitions for passe

passé

adjective

out-of-datepassé ideas
past the prime; fadeda passé society beauty

Word Origin for passé

C18: from French, past participle of passer to pass
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Word Origin and History for passe

passe

adj.

1775, from French passé (fem. passée) "past, faded," past participle of passer "to pass" (see pass (v.)). Originally of a woman past the period of greatest beauty.

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