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Etymology 1
From OF. term|pas|langfr � L. term|passus|langla.

Pronunciation 1
IPA|/peɪs/
audio|en-us-pace.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|eɪs

Noun
en-noun

1. A step taken with the foot.

#: Even at the duel, standing 10 paces apart, he could have satisfied Aaron�s honor.

1. An w:English Customary Units|English Customary Unit of distance measuring approximately five feet.<ref name="DUM-def">How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement: English Customary Weights and Measures, © Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (§:�Distance,�¶���6)</ref>

#: I have perambulated your field, and estimate its perimeter to be 219 paces.

1. speed|Speed or velocity.

#: OHSU accelerates the pace of technology spin-offs.

1. cricket A measure of the hardness of a pitch and of the tendency of a cricket ball to maintain its speed after bouncing.
2. military For ground forces, the speed of a column or element regulated to maintain a prescribed average speed.<ref name="JP102">Joint Publication 1�02 U.S. Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms; 12 April 2001 (As Amended Through 14 April 2006).</ref>
3. A 2-beat, lateral gait of a horse.

Derived terms
pace car
pacemaker
pace setter
pacer

Translations
trans-top|A step
Finnish: t-|fi|askel
Greek: t|el|βήμα|n|sc=Grek (víma)
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Polish: t+|pl|krok|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|passo|m
Russian: �аг (šag) m
Slovene: t-|sl|korak|m
Spanish: t+|es|paso|m
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trans-top|English unit of distance
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Slovene: t-|sl|korak|m
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trans-top|Speed
Finnish: tahti
Greek: t|el|��θμ��|m|sc=Grek (rythmós)
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Polish: t+|pl|tempo|n
Portuguese: t+|pt|passo|m
Russian: �емп (temp) m, �ко�о��� (skórost') f
Slovene: t+|sl|hitrost|f
Spanish: t+|es|paso|m
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trans-top|Cricket: a measure of pitch hardness
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trans-top|Military: the regulated speed of ground forces
Finnish: tahti
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Russian: �аг (šag) m, �емп (temp) m
Spanish: t-|es|marcha|f
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trans-top|The gait of a horse
Finnish: t+|fi|passi
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Russian: ино�од� (íno�od') f
Spanish: t-|es|trote|m (slow); t-|es|galope|m (speedy)
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ttbc|Catalan: pas m
ttbc|Chinese: 步�
ttbc|Dutch: tempo n
ttbc|French: pas m
ttbc|Galician: paso m
ttbc|German: Schritt m, Geschwindigkeit f, Tempo n
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ttbc|Hungarian: lépés
ttbc|Italian: passo m
ttbc|Japanese: 歩調, 歩�, ���
ttbc|Korean: 걸�
ttbc|Spanish: paso m
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Adjective
en-adj|-

1. cricket Describing a bowler who bowls fast balls.

Verb
en-verb|pac|ing

1. Walk to and fro in a small space.
2. Set the speed in a race.

Translations
trans-top|Walk to and fro
Finnish: astella edestakaisin
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French: t-|fr|arpenter
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trans-top|Set a race�s speed
Finnish: määrätä tahti
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Etymology 2
From L. #Latin|pace, �in peace�, ablative form of pax, �peace�.

Pronunciation 2
RP¹ IPA|/Ë�pÉ�Ë�ʧe/
RP² IPA|/Ë�pÉ�Ë�ke/

Preposition
pace

1. With all due respect to.

Translations
trans-top|With due respect to
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Etymology 3
Alteration of Pasch.

Pronunciation 3
rfp

Noun
en-noun

1. Easter.

Derived terms
pace egg

Anagrams
cape

References
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Italian

Etymology
Latin pax
Noun
pace f

1. peace

Related terms
pacatezza
pacato
pacificare
pacifico

Romanian

Noun
pace f

1. peace

Category:Romanian nouns

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• 2007-12-23 18:42 - Tbot - updated t/t-/t+ templates, added t for sl

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