pas
Americannoun
plural
pas-
a step or series of steps in ballet.
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right of precedence.
noun
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a dance step or movement, esp in ballet
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rare the right to precede; precedence
plural noun
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of pas
1695–1705; < French < Latin passus. See pace 1
Example Sentences
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These comparisons aren’t exactly nuanced but they are stark and, for most of the film, Franco just asks us to watch them move together and apart, in a strange, avoidant pas de deux.
From Los Angeles Times
Franks says she will never regret her time at Cambridge, despite the sneers and the cheeseboard faux pas.
From BBC
"A different style and completely different colours," Andy chuckled - his wife Danni only spotted the faux pas when she got to the school gates.
From BBC
But sometimes that meant his aides had the job of risk management, having to explain statements that appeared to be a departure from what the Pope had previously said or a diplomatic faux pas.
From BBC
For centuries, appearing in public without the proper headgear was a faux pas.
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