adj
Meaning 1
Occurring in pairs; two at a time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- They proceeded to make pairwise comparisons.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pairwise
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: pâr
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɛə.waɪz/
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Canada, General-American: pâr
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Canada, General-American: /ˈpɛɹ.waɪz/
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Australian: /ˈpeː.wɑez/
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New-Zealand: /ˈpeə.wɑez/ without the cheer–chair merger
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/ˈpiə.wɑez/ New Zealand, cheer–chair merger
adv
Meaning 2
In or by pairs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English pair Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English pairwise From pair + -wise.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Danish: parvis — occurring in pairs
- Dutch: paarsgewijs — occurring in pairs
- Esperanto: pare — occurring in pairs
- Finnish: parittainen — occurring in pairs
- French: deux à deux — occurring in pairs
- German: paarweise — occurring in pairs
- German: paarig — occurring in pairs
- Italian: due a due — occurring in pairs
- Italian: coppia a coppia — occurring in pairs