Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In deliberative assemblies, a practice by which two members belonging to opposite parties agree that both shall be absent for a specified time, or that both shall abstain from voting on a particular question, so that a vote is nullified on each side. Also called
pairing off . - noun Impairment; injury.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act or process of uniting or arranging in pairs or couples.
- noun See To pair off, under
Pair , v. i. - noun the time when birds or other animals pair.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
combination orunion of two things. - verb Present participle of
pair .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
- noun the act of grouping things or people in pairs
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Examples
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JV points out the pairing is a familiar play on the "boy and his alien" trope that's touched us through the years: See also E. T, Neverending Story, most of the works of Hayao Miyazaki, and any other of about a million fantasy stories and comedic pairings that've seen a human bond with a non-human for friendship and adventure.
Archive 2009-06-01 SVGL 2009
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JV points out the pairing is a familiar play on the "boy and his alien" trope that's touched us through the years: See also E. T, Neverending Story, most of the works of Hayao Miyazaki, and any other of about a million fantasy stories and comedic pairings that've seen a human bond with a non-human for friendship and adventure.
The Mysterious Appeal Of Ueda's Worlds SVGL 2009
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I've been cheering for that pairing from the beginning.
Branded By Fire Spoiler Thread Nalini Singh 2009
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A pairing is complimentary when they do no damage to each other.
Quick Q&A with Jim Silver, General Manager, Peconic Bay Winery 2009
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And if the pairing is based on something good, not something like showing off or control or predation, then oh well.
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What the two of you do at a Halloween party to play up the "inappropriateness" of this pairing is totally your business.
Friday List: 10 excellent celebrity and pop culture Halloween costumes Jen Chaney 2010
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A pairing is complimentary when they do no damage to each other.
LENNDEVOURS: 2009
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A pairing is complimentary when they do no damage to each other.
LENNDEVOURS 2009
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I have never had a chocolate-wine pairing that I thought did what a "great pairing" is supposed to do -- elevate both.
Quick Q&A with Chris Stamp, Winemaker, Lakewood Vineyards 2009
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‘The Graduate’ was tougher to leave out, but I did so partially because of what I addressed in ‘Harold & Maude,’ but also … which pairing is more interesting?
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