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pas

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationsEnglish: /pɑː/, French: /pɑ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pä)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pas  (pä),USA pronunciation n., pl. pas. 
  1. Foreign Termsa step or series of steps in ballet.
  2. Foreign Termsright of precedence.
  • Latin passus. See pace1
  • French
  • 1695–1705

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pas /pɑː; French: / n ( pl pas /pɑːz; French: /)
  1. a dance step or movement, esp in ballet
Etymology: 18th Century: French, literally: step
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
PAS abbreviation for
  1. physician-assisted suicide: a practice in which a terminally ill person requests a medical practitioner to administer a lethal dose of medication
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