Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - pair
Pair
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n. & v. --n. 1 a set of two persons or things used together or regarded as a unit (a pair of gloves; a pair of eyes). 2 an article (e.g. scissors, trousers, or pyjamas) consisting of two joined or corresponding parts not used separately. 3 a an engaged or married couple. b a mated couple of animals. 4 two horses harnessed side by side (a coach and pair). 5 the second member of a pair in relation to the first (cannot find its pair). 6 two playing cards of the same denomination. 7 Parl. either or both of two MPs etc. on opposite sides absenting themselves from voting by mutual arrangement. --v.tr. & intr. 1 (often foll. by off) arrange or be arranged in couples. 2 a join or be joined in marriage. b (of animals) mate. 3 Parl. form a pair. Phrases and idioms in pairs in twos. pair production Physics the conversion of a radiation quantum into an electron and a positron. pair royal a set of three cards of the same denomination. Etymology: ME f. OF paire f. L paria neut. pl. of par equal
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I. noun (plural ~s or ~) Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Anglo-French, from Latin paria equal things, from neuter plural of par equal Date: 14th century 1. a. two corresponding things designed for use together , two corresponding bodily parts or members , something made up of two corresponding pieces , 2. two similar or associated things: as, two mated animals, a couple in love, engaged, or married , two playing cards of the same value or denomination and especially of the same rank, two horses harnessed side by side, two members of a deliberative body that agree not to vote on a specific issue during a time agreed on, a partnership especially of two players in a contest against another partnership, a set or series of small objects (as beads), II. verb Date: 1606 transitive verb 1. to make a ~ of, to cause to be a member of a ~, to arrange a voting ~ between, to arrange in ~s, intransitive verb to constitute a member of a ~ , 2. to become associated with another, to become grouped or separated into ~s ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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