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noun
The combination or union of two things.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An agreement between two members of a legislative body holding opposite opinions to refrain from voting, so that both may absent themselves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: government, politics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
present participle and gerund of pair
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the act of grouping things or people in pairs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: grouping
Narrower terms: buddy system, match-up, matchup
noun
the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: coupling, mating, conjugation, union, sexual union
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sexual activity, sexual practice, sex, sex activity
Narrower terms: assortative mating, disassortative mating, hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing, inbreeding, servicing, service
History
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