English Explanatory Dictionary

pairing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The combination or union of two things.
  2. An agreement between two members of a legislative body holding opposite opinions to refrain from voting, so that both may absent themselves.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of pair

Pronunciation

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Word forms

pairing pairings

Derived words

accepted pairing assortative pairing axiom of pairing crack pairing depairing nonpairing pairing energy pairing function pairing off pairing time
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