pairing

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pairing

Sounds like paring · Rhymes with -ɛəɹɪŋ

noun pairings

  1. countable, uncountable The combination or union of two things. The seeds were adjusted to make sure that there were good pairings for the tennis tournament.
  2. countable, uncountable An agreement between two members of a legislative body holding opposite opinions to refrain from voting, so that both may absent themselves.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of pair

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Closest in meaning: coupling, conjugation, union, mating, sexual union, connection, linking, link, linkage, teaming, matching, liaison, fit, companion, twinning, reconciliation

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@misc{pairing_2026,
  title = {pairing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pairing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}