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Synonyms for pairs

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : pair
Phonetic Transcription : pɛər

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Définition of pairs

Origin :
  • mid-13c., "two of a kind coupled in use," from Old French paire "pair, couple," and directly from Medieval Latin paria "equals," neuter plural of Latin par (genitive paris) "a pair, counterpart, equal," noun use of par (adj.) "equal, equal-sized, well-matched" (see par (n.)). Originally of things. Of persons from late 14c. Meaning "a woman's breasts" is attested from 1922. Pair bond (v.) is first attested 1940, in reference to birds mating.
  • noun two of something
  • verb make, become a twosome
Example sentences :
  • Moreover, Andy watched, and when the pairs halted he made the pinto weave.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Six pairs of boots, taken from the corpses, fell noisily on to the hard ground.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • To the dazed, feverish girl, the figure seemed to have two pairs of arms.
  • Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
  • Gradually the female and the male begin to associate in pairs.
  • Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
  • The notes on some of the pairs declare that a motion of one of them was suspected.
  • Extract from : « Sir William Herschel: His Life and Works » by Edward Singleton Holden
  • Pairs of stars which were exactly equal, were selected by means of them.
  • Extract from : « Sir William Herschel: His Life and Works » by Edward Singleton Holden
  • In a few years half a million pairs were being imported annually.
  • Extract from : « The Age of Invention » by Holland Thompson
  • He tried to count them; as far as he could make out there were six pairs.
  • Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson
  • Here he begat a family consisting of five pairs of twin male children.
  • Extract from : « Critias » by Plato
  • What gleams of life and love in a hundred pairs of beautiful eyes!
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine

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