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pas¹

  • /pɑː/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French pas.

noun pas

  1. archaic The right of going foremost; precedence. ‘Nobody of any elegance of manners can exist, where tradesmen, attornies, and mechanics have the pas.’
  2. A step in a dance. The premier pas in life is the most important of all ……

pas²

  • /pɑːz/

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

noun

  1. plural plural of pa

Pas³

noun

  1. plural plural of Pa

PAs⁴

noun

  1. plural plural of PA

PAS⁵

noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of parental alienation syndrome

    Similar: medicide

  2. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of physician-assisted suicide
  3. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of para-aminosalicylic acid, a medication used to treat tuberculosis.

proper noun

  1. Malaysia, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (“Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party”), an Islamist and conservative political party in Malaysia.
  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Pakistan Administrative Service
  3. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Partidul Acțiune și Solidaritate (“Party of Action and Solidarity”), a liberal political party in Moldova.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: pascal, pop, pa system, pater, papa, dad, daddy, dada, protactinium, old man, pappa, protoactinium, faith, performance, faux, aps

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noun step

中文舞步 wǔbù
Françaispas
DeutschSchritt
Русскийпа pa

noun parental alienation syndrome

EspañolSAP

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@misc{pas_2026,
  title = {pas},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pas},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}